See how these armoured behemoths destroyed their opponents and how they were stopped, in the most critical engagements of WWII, including Kursk, Khalkhin Gol, Kiev and at El Alamein.ĭiscover the museums where you can see WWII tanks today, either static or still functioning.

Significant battles, featuring large numbers of tanks, are described in detail. Read how they were developed, what armour and weaponry they were equipped with, and how they performed in the field. The tanks of Germany, Czechoslovakia and Japan from the Panzer 35(t) to the King Tiger.

Each tank is shown in action, alongside technical specifications, development and battlefield deployment. The hardware of the Allied nations, covering British, French, American and Soviet tanks. There are representatives from Germany, Poland, America, Britain, Soviet Union, France and Finland. This special collector’s magazine is split into sections, covering:įrom those who devised innovative techniques that exploited the speed and power of the new weapons, to the men in the cupolas who fought and died on the battlefield. This is a 164-page guide to the tanks of WWII, covering everything from the light tanks of Japan in the Far East, to the British tanks of the Western Desert Campaign, the Soviet tanks on the Eastern Front and the range of Panzer models deployed by Nazi Germany throughout the war.

Famous ww2 tank battles