Brazen Chariots [Paperback]

Robert Crisp (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Bantam Books (Mm) (May 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 055324163X
• ISBN-13: 978-0553241631
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #94,785 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Required Reading for Tank Commanders, June 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Brazen Chariots (Paperback)

I admit to having known Bob Crisp. Somehow his book does not give justice to the man. He writes in a modest manner which suggests that he only 'did his bit' as the British would say. This is far from the truth, as this book became virtually a set text for the Israeli army. For anyone wanting to know more about the confusion of desert tank warfare, this is the book to read.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Swanning about the Blue, December 8, 2000

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William D. Buhrman (Phoenix, Arizona United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brazen Chariots (Paperback)

Brazen chariots is an excellent nonfiction work about British crews that operated American M3 light tanks in the western desert in WWII. Robert Crisp describes the action of the daily battle (swanning about the blue) as well as the activity in the evening when men of battle attempt to get some rest while the mechanics and fitters prepare the armour for another day's battle. Major Crisp tells it like it was- the humor and the sadness. He daringly retells his own combat decisions and the results (which are not always flattering to himself). I've read this book several times over the years. I always find it refreshing and exciting. I regret that I only have a paperback issue. Highly recommended for anyone interested in Ameican M3 light tanks, British warfare tactics in the desert and leadership in combat.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Desert Warfare "Manual", October 6, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Brazen Chariots (Paperback)

As a Tank Commander in the British Army (RAC) I found this book to be extremely helpful when I first read it in the early sixties prior to my deployment in the Middle East. Desert tank warfare has changed very little, if at all, since Bob Crisp wrote his book - as witnessed by the Gulf War less than a decade ago. Indecision and incompetence is present in all military organizations, at every level, but it always appeared to me that the higher the level the more indecisive and incompetent were the perpetrators. It is an excellent book and I highly recommend it to any who would choose as his career to ride in a "Brazen Chariot".