British Armoured Car Operations in World War I

by Bryan Perrett

Overview

Readers have come to expect a level of detail and critical rigor from the established military historian and author Bryan Perrett. They will not be disappointed at all here by this new publication. Focussing predominantly on the British armored car units of World War One, it also untangles many fascinating strands forming the history of modern warfare. Full of detail, it acquaints the reader with the complete history of the armored car, from invention onwards, setting the history of its Great War service career firmly in context. Well written in an accessible style, this publication serves as an impressive tribute to the armored car, one of the most effective weapons utilized by the allies during the course of the Great War.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781473861183
Publisher:	Pen and Sword
Publication date:	10/12/2016
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Bryan Perrett was educated at Liverpool College. He served in the Royal Tank Regiment and was awarded the Territorial Decoration. A professional military historian for many years, his books include A History of the Blitzkrieg and Knights of the Black Cross: Hitler's Panzerwaffe and its Leaders. His treatise Desert Warfare was widely consulted during the Gulf War. His most recent works, including Last Stand!, At All Costs! and Against all Odds! examine aspects of motivation. During the Falklands and Gulf Wars, Bryan Perrett served as Defense Correspondent to the Liverpool Echo. He is the author of The Hunters and the Hunted (2012), Why the Germans Lost (2013) and Why the Japanese Lost (2014), all published by Pen and Sword Books.

Table of Contents

Maps vi

List of Plates vii

Foreword xxi

Chapter 1 Not Our Sort Of Thing At All, Old Chap 1

Chapter 2 Jack Tar Takes a Hand 9

Chapter 3 Out in the Far Blue Yonder 13

Chapter 4 Outwitting an Admiral, and a Few Generals Too … 27

Chapter 5 Russian Roulette 45

Chapter 6 Alone in a Sea of Troubles 57

Chapter 7 Around the Dark Continent 75

Chapter 8 The Land of the Two Rivers 89

Chapter 9 The Road Past Moses' Rock 103

Chapter 10 It All Came Tumbling Down 118

Chapter 11 Grand Finale 143

Bibliography 151

Index 152