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Title: Tank Killing: Anti-Tank Warfare by Men and Machines by Ian V. Hogg, Ian Hogg ISBN: 1-885119-40-2 Publisher: Sarpedon Publishers Pub. Date: 01 February, 1997 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (2 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: A good book that slightly undershoots the mark
Comment: Hogg's "Tank Killing" is an enjoyable book that attempts to cover all aspects of anti-tank warfare - one man anti-tank weapons, tank destroyers, tanks, anti-tank guns, aircraft weapons, and smart weapons. This is a tall order for any book and 265 small (8.5" x 5.5") pages just didn't provide Hogg with enough space to accomplish his mission. What he does do is provide a good subject overview, emphasizing selected topics at key points in their development. Thus, the development of tank gunnery during WWII is covered in detail while tank armament in the 50's and beyond is only lightly addressed. In a similar manner, the anti-tank missile chapter focuses on the 40's - 60's rather than the more recent years.
It's difficult to rate a book that doesn't quite live up to expectations but still is highly enjoyable and informative. Mr. Hogg has a dry wit and calls things as he sees them with respect to British, American, and Soviet military doctrine and development. In the areas he covers in detail, he leaves only minor stones unturned. When I looked at his coverage of Soviet WWII weapons, the types of items that he didn't cover were the SU-57 and the 45mm PTP 42 (he covered the earlier model). I didn't consider these significant oversights. But, if you want to know any details of the 20 pounder on the Centurian, you are out of luck. And if you are Italian (or French or Japanese or almost any country except England, the USSR, or America), you might be more upset about some of the necessary tradeoffs made in the interest of space. For technical content, this book deserves 2.5 stars. I gave it a 3 because of Hogg's presentation style. I wish the book were about twice the size and covered all countries and weapons but one can't always get what one wishes for.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent
Comment: Highly readable and full of interesting information
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Title: Tigers in the Mud: The Combat Career of German Panzer Commander Otto Carius by Otto Carius, Robert J. Edwards ISBN: 0811729117 Publisher: Stackpole Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Luftwaffe Secret Projects: Strategic Bombers 1935-1945 by Dieter Herwing, Heinz Rode ISBN: 1857800923 Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN) Pub. Date: 01 July, 2000 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany, and the Winning of the Great War at Sea by Robert K. Massie ISBN: 0679456716 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 28 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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