Armoured warfare : a military, political and global history /: a military, political and global history. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Alaric Searle.
• Authors: Searle, Alaric, 1962-
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Maps; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Origins; Terminology; Technology; Debates; The experience of armoured warfare; The principles of armoured warfare; The need for a global perspective; Chapter 1 The New Warfare: The First World War, 1914-18 ; The early development of the tank; The tank battles of 1917; Tanks in Palestine in 1917; The tank on the Western Front in 1918; 'Plan 1919'; Conclusion; Chapter 2 Innovation Versus Stagnation: The Interwar Period, 1919-39 ; The role of theory; The evolution of armoured doctrine The evolution of organisationTechnology; Tanks in combat; Conclusion; Chapter 3 Blitzkrieg: The Initial German Armoured Successes, 1939-41 ; The Polish Campaign (1939) and its lessons; Armour in the French Campaign (1940); Operation Barbarossa (1940-41): Planning and execution; Armoured warfare and Blitzkrieg; Conclusion; Chapter 4 Quality Versus Mass: The Soviet-German War, 1941-45 ; From Barbarossa to Stalingrad (1941-.43); Manstein's backhand blow to Jassy-.Kishinev (1943-.44); The German approach to mobile war; The Russian approach to mobile war The final phase and the fall of Berlin (1944-45)Conclusion; Chapter 5 Difficult Terrain: Deserts, Mountains, Hedgerows, Jungles, 1940-45 ; The Western Desert, 1940-43; The Italian Campaign, 1943-45; Northwest Europe, 1944-45; Armoured warfare in the Far East, 1941-45; Conclusion; Chapter 6 The Cold War (I): Armour In Korea, Indo-China And Vietnam ; Armour in the Korean War (1950-53); French armour in Indo-.China (1945-54); The Vietnam War (1962-72): The ARVN and US Army experience; Australian armour in Vietnam; The Vietnam War (1968-75): The NVA experience; Conclusion Chapter 7 The Cold War (Ii): The Central European Battlefield The theatre of operations and the opposing forces; Armoured forces and tactical nuclear weapons; Soviet/.Warsaw Pact concepts for armoured warfare; US/.NATO concepts for armoured warfare; Scenarios if war had broken out; Conclusion; Chapter 8 The Arab-Israeli Wars, 1948-2006; Armour in the 1948/.49 and 1956 wars; The Six-Day War (1967) and its aftermath; The Yom Kippur War (1973); The wars in Lebanon (1976, 1982, 2006); Conclusion; Chapter 9 Iraq And The Gulf Wars, 1980-2016; The Iran-Iraq War (1980-88) The Persian Gulf War (1990-91)The Anglo-American invasion of Iraq (2003); Armour during the insurgency in Iraq (2004-11); ISIS and its opponents in Iraq and Syria (2014-16); Conclusion; Chapter 10 The 'Political History' Of The Tank; Political symbolism; The tank as a symbol of victory; AFVs as an expression of state power; The tank as an 'oppressor'; The politics of AFV development; Conclusion; Conclusion; Continuity in armoured warfare; The global context; The future of armoured warfare; Epilogue; Notes; Introduction; 1 The new warfare: The First World War, 1914- 18
• Publisher Details: London New York : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 358.1/84; Military history; Armored vehicles, Military -- History; Armored troops -- History; Tank warfare -- History; Armored troops; Armored vehicles, Military; Tank warfare; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science; General & world history; History -- Modern -- 20th Century; History -- Military -- General; History -- General; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; History; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781441158055; 1441158057
• Related ISBNs: 9781441179180; 1441179186; 9781441142504; 1441142509
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 31, 2017).
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