ARMOURED OPERATIONS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR Vol 1

This large format book recounts the history of several famous armoured engagements of the Second World War. The engagements covered are: The Soviet invasion of Poland * From Sedan to Abbeville * Montcornet, 17th May 1940 * The counter-attack at Arras * Rommel counter-attacks * Barbarossa 1941 * The encirclement of Minsk * Krasnograd * Prokhorovka 1943 * Villers-Bocage 1944 * Operation Cobra 1944. The detailed narrative is complimented by dozens of spectacular colour profiles and graphics of the armour involved in these battles. There are also over 100 black and white photographs. A unique feature of the book is three double gatefold pages that open out to double width. These are devoted to providing detailed information on the three major tanks involved in these battles, the T-34, the Tiger and the Panther.