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He gives a focused history of the development of this game-changing vehicle and the engagements it was used in – vital battles such as the Somme and Cambrai.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStunningly illustrated in full colour throughout, \u003cem\u003eTank Hunter: World War One\u003c\/em\u003e provides historical background, facts and figures for each First World War tank as well as the locations of any surviving examples, giving you the opportunity to become a \u003cem\u003eTank Hunter\u003c\/em\u003e yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56299452858741,"sku":"9780750982467","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780750982467_4edb8618-8718-48cd-80fc-9f6e9b40a1ee.jpg?v=1786033191"},{"product_id":"9781781557969","title":"How to Kill a Panther Tank","description":"Using only original official period documents from the Second World War this book tries to provide the reader with the same information on the Panzer V Panther tank that was available to British and Commonwealth senior officers and tank crews during the war. As soon as intelligence reports confirmed the existence of the Panther tank the hunt was on to find reliable information on how to knock out this new German tank. Most people believe that the only way to stop a Panther was to penetrate its armour with an armour piercing A.P. round. Luckily the British 17 pdr anti-tank gun could do that but the British were also looking how to knock them out by using other weapons. They tested using high explosive artillery rounds and 20 mm air attack aircraft canon rounds to penetrate and damage the tank's rear engine deck and puncture the vehicle's radiators. Loss of water would cause the engine to overheat and stop working. Tank radiators were large and spares were not carried on the tank. If the Panther could not be recovered back to a maintenance depot the crew would have to abandon the tank and disable it by setting off internal explosive charges.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56303344550261,"sku":"9781781557969","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781781557969_0625446d-bbdb-414a-adde-210637dd9002.jpg?v=1786026244"},{"product_id":"9781781556955","title":"German Self-Propelled Artillery Guns of the Second World War","description":"One towed artillery gun required a team of six horses and nine men. WW2 German engineers came up with the idea of mounting an artillery gun on top of a tank chassis. This new technology reduced the amount of resources required to deploy one artillery gun. Artillery self-propelled guns only needed a four or five man crew. They could also be made ready to fire more quickly. This book covers the development and use of this new weapon between 1939 and 1945. One type was successfully used in the invasion of France in May 1940. More were used on the Eastern Front against Soviet forces from 1941 until the end of the war in 1945. The 'Desert Fox', Ewin Rommel, needed artillery guns that could keep up with his Panzers in North Africa. Horses could not be used in the desert. He was sent 15 cm howitzers mounted on top of Panzer II tank chassis and captured French Army Lorraine 37L tracked armoured supply vehicles. Rommel's forces in Northern France were equipped with a variety of new artillery self-propelled guns. 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The Panzer V Ausf.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Panther tank at the American Heritage Museum, Hudson, Massachusetts, near Boston, has been completely restored to a very high standard. The other four Panther tanks are at Fort Benning, Columbus, Georgia, under the care of the U.S. Army Armor and Cavalry Collection (U.S. AACC). They are awaiting their turn to be restored.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first four chapters briefly cover the development and production of the Panzer V Panther tank from the first version, the Ausf. D, to the second version the Ausf. A and to the final production version the Ausf. G, using photographs from other surviving Panther tanks around the world. The fifth chapter explores the design history of the Panther II prototype hull. Only one was built. The remaining chapters are dedicated to a photographic walk-around of the surviving Panther tanks in America.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56304808919413,"sku":"9781781558041","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781781558041_504627b5-297d-42d7-af4a-9579ba5bfbd1.jpg?v=1786026246"},{"product_id":"9781802821338","title":"Surviving World War Two Tanks in the Ardennes","description":"\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56307287425397,"sku":"9781802821338","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781802821338_d252e0a1-bf1f-4c35-aff4-88c763130a05.jpg?v=1786027122"},{"product_id":"9781913870232","title":"Surviving D-Day Tanks in Normandy","description":"\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56309171192181,"sku":"9781913870232","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781913870232_7c17dbb1-aff2-4b7e-b03f-46ed406c2ce0.jpg?v=1786030758"},{"product_id":"9781913295745","title":"GERMAN TANKS OF WORLD WAR TWO","description":"\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56309256749429,"sku":"9781913295745","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781913295745_34eb5d6c-ad67-48e7-938e-01c35cd680c7.jpg?v=1786030558"},{"product_id":"panzer-archives-volume-2","title":"The Panzer Archives, Volume 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eDuring the Second World War, the British War Office instructed their military engineers and scientists to examine captured enemy armoured vehicles and tanks and determine their mechanical specifications and abilities, and most importantly, how to destroy them. This vital information was then passed on to battlefield officers via briefings and technical summaries attached to General Orders. After the war, these secret reports were sent for storage to different archives around Britain. They have now been declassified.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Panzer Archives\u003c\/i\u003e series reveals these reports in a single collection. Most have never been published. The original style of language and presentation has been retained, and the photographs have been reproduced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis second volume contains briefings on the Panther tank, Jagdpanther, Jagdtiger and Bergepanther.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57502193123701,"sku":"9781036191238","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781036191238.jpg?v=1786781013"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-craig-moore.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}