Tank Men
Apr 2009 · Hachette UK
4.1star
81 reviewsreport
eBook
480
Pages
family_home
Eligible
info
reportRatings and reviews aren’t verified Learn more
About this eBook
'I thought Tank Men was a triumph ...it is a really fine piece of work' - Richard Holmes
'Some of the eye witness accounts Kershaw has collected for this comprehensive review of tank warfare have the power to chill the reader to the bone. This is warfare at the sharp end' --NOTTINGHAM EVENING POST
The First World War saw the birth of an extraordinary fighting machine that has fascinated three generations: the tank. In Tank Men, ex-soldier and military historian Robert Kershaw brings to life the grime, the grease and the fury of a tank battle through the voices of ordinary men and women who lived and fought in those fearsome machines. Drawing on vivid, newly researched personal testimony from the crucial battles of the First and Second World Wars, this is military history at its very best.
'Some of the eye witness accounts Kershaw has collected for this comprehensive review of tank warfare have the power to chill the reader to the bone. This is warfare at the sharp end' --NOTTINGHAM EVENING POST
The First World War saw the birth of an extraordinary fighting machine that has fascinated three generations: the tank. In Tank Men, ex-soldier and military historian Robert Kershaw brings to life the grime, the grease and the fury of a tank battle through the voices of ordinary men and women who lived and fought in those fearsome machines. Drawing on vivid, newly researched personal testimony from the crucial battles of the First and Second World Wars, this is military history at its very best.
Ratings and reviews
4.1
81 reviews
Victor Rojo Sobrepeña
- Flag inappropriate
20 June 2016
An excellent read! Gives a glimpse of not just the machines, but the men who fought - and died - in them.
2 people found this review helpful
Ralf Stephan
- Flag inappropriate
31 October 2016
Excellent in all details, balanced as to nationality, this well researched description of what tank crews had to endure up to 1945 was a joy (and horror) to read.
5 people found this review helpful
Will
- Flag inappropriate
27 September 2023
fantastic read! lots of first hand accounts of the real experience! loved it
About the author
Robert Kershaw, who until recently held a senior position within NATO, joined the Parachute Regiment in 1973 and has served actively in Northern Ireland, Bosnia and the first Gulf War, for which he was awarded the US Bronze Star. He has written four books of military history, starred in numerous TV documentaries and has contributed to the Daily Mail, The Times, the Sunday Times, the Daily Telegraph and the Sunday Telegraph.
Rate this eBook
Tell us what you think.
Reading information
Smartphones and tablets
Install the Google Play Books app for Android and iPad/iPhone. It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are.
Laptops and computers
You can listen to audiobooks purchased on Google Play using your computer's web browser.
eReaders and other devices
To read on e-ink devices like Kobo eReaders, you'll need to download a file and transfer it to your device. Follow the detailed Help Centre instructions to transfer the files to supported eReaders.
