Second World War Tank Crisis Taylor Richard
Second World War Tank Crisis Taylor Richard British Second World War tanks performed so badly that it is difficult to bring to mind any other British weapon of the period that provokes such a strong…
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Second World War Tank Crisis Taylor Richard
British Second World War tanks performed so badly that it is difficult to bring to mind any other British weapon of the period that provokes such a strong sense of failure. But why was Britain, the country that invented them, consistently unable to field tanks of the required quality or quantity throughout the conflict? Unfortunately, many of the accusations appear to be true - British tanks were in many ways a disgrace.
And that is what Dick Taylor does in this closely researched and absorbing study.He looks at the flaws in British financial policy, tank doctrine, design, production and development before and throughout the war years which often had fatal consequences for the crews who were sent to fight and to be This perceived failure has taken on the status of a myth, but, like all myths, it should not be accepted at face value - it should be questioned and analyzed.