The Second World War Tank Crisis

Pen & Sword Books Ltd

The Second World War Tank CrisisThe Fall and Rise of British Tanks, 1919-1945\nAuthor(s): Richard Taylor\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Pen & Sword Military\nISBN-13: 9781399003568, 978-1399003568\nSynopsis\nBritish Second World War tanks performed so badly that it is difficult to bring to mind any other British weapon of the period that provokes such a strong sense of failure. Unfortunately, many of the accusations appear to be true - British tanks were in many ways a disgrace. But why was Britain, the country that invented them, consistently unable to field tanks of the required quality or quantity throughout the conflict? This perceived failure has taken on the status of a myth, but, like all myths, it should not be accepted at face value - it should be questioned and analysed. And that is what Dick Taylor does in this closely researched and absorbing study.\n\nHe looks at the flaws in British financial policy, tank doctrine,.