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Tanks (The 500)

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I have always liked books like this. Basically they are picture books for adult Arm Chair Generals. The book delivers exactly what it advertised, pictures and brief descriptions of tanks, both heavy and light, which have been used since World War 1. The book starts with an opening chapter that gives a nice if not overly high-level review of tank development over the years. It then lists the countries that have produced tanks and the tanks they have created over the years. There is not a lot of detail; for the most part there are single pictures and a short blurb covering the tanks. But again this book does not present itself as a detailed review, just a nice overview of what has taken place over the years in tank development.

If I were to raise any criticism about the book it would be that the authors could have given us a chapter or two for each country giving a high level overview. They also were not complete in which countries the tanks were sold to, if they are still used and what battles the tanks took part in. One last bit I would have liked would have been an overview of how the tanks performed in combat when they had been so engaged. Overall this is a light and nice overview of the tanks that are out and about today. I think you will come away surprised at the number of countries that are currently producing tanks. If you are looking for detailed specs on tanks or in depth reviews of them then this book is not for you.