The Centurion in Canadian Service
| Author | : Don Dingwall |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 24 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Centurion (Tank) |
| ISBN | : 9781894581202 |
The Centurion In Canadian Service
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"Ironsides"
| Author | : Harold A. Skaarup |
| Publisher | : iUniverse |
| Total Pages | : 369 |
| Release | : 2011-08-12 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1462034659 |
Major Hal Skaarup has woven together an informative and detailed synopsis of the carefully preserved and restored armoured fighting vehicles on display in Canada. He highlights the importance of these upon key turning points in history when these AFVs were in use as tools of war at home and overseas. We often associate the evolution of military prowess with the advancement of sophisticated technology. Major Skaarup's descriptions of Canadian armour as it evolved to the level it has today reveals that military planners have had to be continuously creative in adapting to the changes in modern combat. They had to devise many intricate techniques, tactics and procedures to overcome the insurgents and opposition forces faced in Afghanistan and future overseas missions where Canadian armour will be brought into play. This guide book will show the interested reader where to find examples of the historical armour preserved in Canada, and perhaps serve as a window on how Canadas military contribution to safety and security in the world has evolved.
Tanks and Armoured Fighting Vehicles in Canada, Province by Province, Volume 1
| Author | : Harold Skaarup |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2020-12-14 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781954304215 |
Centurion
| Author | : Robert Jackson |
| Publisher | : Casemate Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 148 |
| Release | : 2018-11-30 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1526741350 |
The fifty-ton British Centurion tank, developed during the darkest days of the Second World War, was designed to outgun and outperform the latest German tanks, such as the formidable Panzer V Panther. It was one of the most successful tanks ever produced, and this volume in the TankCraft series by Robert Jackson is the ideal introduction to it.The Centurion came into service too late to test its ability in action with German armor, but in the postwar world it earned a fearsome reputation in action during the many conflicts of the Cold War era, from the Middle East to Vietnam. Nearly 4,500 were built, serving with the armies of some twenty nations. The Centurions chassis was also adapted to fulfill a variety of tasks, including armored recovery, bridge-laying and guided weapons carrier.As well as tracing the history of the Centurion, Robert Jackson's book is an excellent source of reference for the modeler, providing details of available kits and photographs of award-winning models, together with artworks showing the color schemes applied to these tanks. Each section of the book is supported by a wealth of archive photographs.
Centurion Main Battle Tank
| Author | : Simon Dunston |
| Publisher | : Haynes Publishing UK |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2017-04-01 |
| Genre | : Transportation |
| ISBN | : 9781785210570 |
First trialled in Europe in the spring of 1945, but formally introduced into British Army service in December 1946, not only is the Centurion one of the most important tanks in the history of the British armoured fighting vehicle (AFV), but it is also one of the most significant post-war Western tanks. Between 1946 and 1962, 4,423 Centurions were built in 13 basic marks and numerous variants, with the chassis also adapted for several other AFV roles. A small number of the Beach Armoured Recovery Version (BARV) served with the British forces during the Iraq War of 2003, some 58 years after the Centurion first entered service! The Centurion has seen extensive combat in the Korean War (Britain), Vietnam (Australia), the Middle East (Israel) in the 1967 Six Day War, 1973 Yom Kippur War, and during the 1978 and 1982 invasions of Lebanon, and in the Indo-Pakistan War (India) in 1965 where it fought against US-supplied M47 and M48 Patton tanks.
Centurion Universal Tank 1943–2003
| Author | : Simon Dunstan |
| Publisher | : Osprey Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2003-03-19 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9781841763873 |
From 1943 the British began the design of a tank that bore distinct similarities to the German Panther tank. Designed as a Universal Tank, the design emerged in mid-1945 as the Centurion. It was last used in action by the British Army in 1991 during the Gulf War. It has also seen action with the Israeli Defence Forces, the Indian Army in the wars with Pakistan and the Australian Army in Vietnam. This book details all the variants of the Centurion used in these conflicts as well as covering the specialised variants last used by the British in the Gulf War.
Canada's Army
| Author | : J. L. Granatstein |
| Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
| Total Pages | : 605 |
| Release | : 2011-01-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1442611782 |
"Canada's Army traces the full three-hundred year history of the Canadian military from its origins in New France to the Conquest, the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812; from South Africa and the two World Wars to the Korean War and contemporary peacekeeping efforts, and the War in Afghanistan. Granatstein points to the inevitable continuation of armed conflict around the world and makes a compelling case for Canada to maintain properly equipped and professional armed forces."--pub. desc.
British Armour in the Normandy Campaign
| Author | : John Buckley |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 613 |
| Release | : 2004-07-22 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1135774005 |
The popular perception of the performance of British armour in the Normandy campaign of 1944 is one of failure and frustration. Despite overwhelming superiority in numbers, Montgomery's repeated efforts to employ his armour in an offensive manner ended in a disappointing stalemate.
Designing the T-34
| Author | : Peter Samsonov |
| Publisher | : Gallantry |
| Total Pages | : 92 |
| Release | : 2019-12-27 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1911658832 |
When the German army launched Operation Barbarossa – the invasion of the Soviet Union – on June 22, 1941, it was expecting to face and easily defeat outdated and obsolete tanks and for the most part it did, but it also received a nasty shock when it came up against the T-34. With its powerful gun and sloped armour, the T-34 was more than a match for the best German tanks at that time and the Germans regarded it with awe. German Field Marshal von Kleist, who commanded the latter stages of Barbarossa, called it ‘the finest tank in the world’. Using original wartime documents author and historian Peter Samsonov, creator of the Tank Archives blog, explains how the Soviets came to develop what was arguably the war’s most revolutionary tank design.
