Featured battle : Mèry-sur-Seine

Part of The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

Date : 22 February 1814

Napoleon with his main force was moving generally southeast in pursuit of Schwarzenberg, Army of Bohemia. He was greatly surprise to hear of this attack by Blücheron his left flank rear. The French were forced to pull back over to hold the line of the Seine.

Tank Warfare 1939-1945

Simon and Jonathon Forty
The tank is now getting close to being obsolete lasting for just over a hundred years as master of the battlefield. This book is about the tank and tank warfare from 1939 to 1945. This was the pinnacle in development, use, variety and numbers. Here we have a super insight into that period. Both theory and practice are covered using original reports on actions, training documents for large and small tasks and units, technical instructions for a wide range of topics. There are useful comparisons, many shown diagrammatically, between weapons and tanks of different nations. Anti-tank weapons and actions are also covered.
A comprehensive glossary, an extensive bibliography and lots of relevant photographs aid the reader’s understanding and enjoyment.
There are many books about all aspects of tanks and their battles but this book is made special because of the amount of contemporary material reproduced here without the clutter of ‘wisdom after the event’.
We highly recommend this work to all levels of readers with an interest in the tank.

Pen & Sword Military, 2020