The Tank War: The British Band of Brothers - One Tank Regiment's World War II

Author(s): Mark Urban

Military

Drawing on a wealth of research, from interviews with surviving members to a treasure trove of rarely used archive material, Mark Urban has produced an unflinchingly honest, unsentimental account of the 5th RTR's wartime experiences. Capturing both characters in their crew and exploring the strategy behind their success, 'The Tank War' is not the story of an elite unit, but something more amazing: a regular unit of average men, thrust into war, who pulled together to achieve extraordinary things.

General Information

  • : 9780349000145
  • : Little, Brown Book Group Limited
  • : Abacus
  • : 0.364
  • : 31 March 2014
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 01 April 2014
  • : books

Other Specifications

  • : Mark Urban
  • : Paperback
  • : 1
  • : English
  • : 940.541241
  • : 432
  • : Section: 16, b/w photos

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a genuinely fresh perspective ... shocking in its rawness ... achieves the almost impossible feat of capturing something of the excess of emotion conjured up by the heat of battle Spectator

Mark Urban is Diplomatic and Defence Editor for Newsnight and the author of the Number One Sunday Times bestseller, Task Force Black.