Patton Tanks
- ISBN-10
- 1848847610
- ISBN-13
- 9781848847613
- Category
- M46 (Tank)
- Pages
- 208
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword
- Author
- Michael Green
Description
The end of WW2 and the early Cold War years saw the need for a more powerful tank than the Sherman and Pershing tanks. As this fascinating book reveals Pattons were made into specialist role vehicles, be they anti-aircraft, flame throwers, recovery, combat engineer.
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