Churchill's secret weapons: the story of Hobart's funnies
DELAFORCE Patrick
Churchill's secret weapons: the story of Hobart's funnies - London: Robert Hale, 2000 - 256p.
Describes the extraordinary secret weapons developed by "Churchill's Toy Shop" including air dropped mines, the PIAT, and a wide variety of tanks. The latter were used by the armoured division developed, trained, and lead by Major General Percy Hobart during the D Day landings and the offensive across Western Europe. The book is a tribute also to Churchill's own knowledge and his ability to cut through or circumvent bureaucracy to get things done.
0709067224 (pbk.): 16.99 UK
ARMOURED WARFARE
HOBARTS FUNNIES
SECOND WORLD WAR
TANKS
Churchill's secret weapons: the story of Hobart's funnies - London: Robert Hale, 2000 - 256p.
Describes the extraordinary secret weapons developed by "Churchill's Toy Shop" including air dropped mines, the PIAT, and a wide variety of tanks. The latter were used by the armoured division developed, trained, and lead by Major General Percy Hobart during the D Day landings and the offensive across Western Europe. The book is a tribute also to Churchill's own knowledge and his ability to cut through or circumvent bureaucracy to get things done.
0709067224 (pbk.): 16.99 UK
ARMOURED WARFARE
HOBARTS FUNNIES
SECOND WORLD WAR
TANKS