Wright, Patrick : Tank: The Progress of a Monstrous War

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Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ...
ISBN
9780670030705
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0670030708
ISBN-13
9780670030705
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2018009

Product Key Features

Book Title
Tank : the Progress of a Monstrous War Machine
Number of Pages
512 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Topic
Military / General, General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Author
Patrick Wright
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.6 in
Item Weight
25.2 Oz
Item Length
8.6 in
Item Width
5.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2002-278426
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
623.7/4752/09
Synopsis
It is the embodiment of modern war. From the boxy monstrosities that clanked over trenches and broke the stalemate of World War I to the dreaded German Panzers that extended Hitler's grasp across Europe, to the burning Iraqi hulks that marked the progress of Operation Desert Storm, the tank dominated military theory and practice throughout the twentieth century. And yet it was always far more than this-a fixation in the public mind, a curious compound of fact and fantasy. In Tank, Patrick Wright offers an entertaining, insightful, even meditative account of this emblematic vehicle. A brilliant work of military history, this book also explores the tank as a social and cultural object. The author interweaves classic armored campaigns such as the blitzkrieg and Desert Storm with the stunning political impact of tanks in the streets of Prague in 1968 and in Tiananmen Square in 1989. He also explores how the tank became the symbol of technological futurism and unstoppable progress, as well as of totalitarian oppression. Patrick Wright is effortlessly witty and compelling from start to finish, from an interview with legendary Israeli warrior General Israel Tal to a tour of the high-tech armor training center at Fort Knox, to discussions of songs, movies, and television images that kept the tank at the forefront of popular imagination. "A hugely enjoyable work . . . an immensely readable, well-researched book, filled with interesting detours, unusual stories and idiosyncratic discussions relating the tank to philosophy, religion, art, politics, and even necromancy." (General Sir Michael Rose, in the Times, London)
LC Classification Number
UG446.5

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