Customer Reviews

The Churchill Tank (Tanks Illustrated No. 25)

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The Tanks Illustrated series are a treat; excellent format that has sadly not been replicated in recent years. This book on Churchill tanks is representative of many of the titles in the series. Many high quality photos, from a variety of sources, and above all, well written captions by a knowledgeable author in full control of the subject matter.

This volume has captured German photos, both "action" shots at Dieppe and static photos of a captured Churchill, photos taken in preproduction and production line shots, action shots in difference locales (Africa, Italy and NW Europe) and postwar derivatives.

The format of the series is almost entirely captions to photos, but the captions are always lengthy and draw attention to many arcane areas of detail, much to the benefit of the reader. Only possible drawback is the size of the book; this format and the high quality of the photos would have lent itself better to an 8 x 10 or larger format. I suppose this size is a standard in England; at any rate they fit perfectly on the shelf with the Men at Arms books.

A must for anyone interested in the Churchill tank.