Tracing Your Tank Ancestors - Softcover

Tait, Janice; Fletcher, David

 
9781848842649: Tracing Your Tank Ancestors
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1848842643 ISBN 13: 9781848842649
Verlag: Pen & Sword Select, 2011

Inhaltsangabe

If you want to find out about the career of a soldier who served in tanks, are researching medals awarded to a tank crew member or just want to know more about a particular regiment squadron or operation, this book will point you in the right direction. Assuming that the reader has little prior knowledge of the history of British armoured forces, Janice Tait and David Fletcher trace their development from their formation during the First World War, through the Second World War and on to their role as an essential part of the British army of the present day. Most important, they demonstrate how you can explore this history for yourself. They describe the records that are available and show how they can help you to reconstruct the career of a soldier who served in tanks or was connected with them. They also describe the kind of work the soldiers did, the armoured vehicles they worked with, and the men and women they served alongside. This accessible, information-packed introduction to the history of British armoured forces will be essential reading and reference for anyone who is researching this aspect of military history.

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Críticas

"... an excellent reference guide for would be family historians struggling to trace relatives who served in the tanks. The well qualified authors provide a background of the tank, tracing its development from the Tank Corps of WWI to the Royal Armoured Corps of the present day. There is a good selection of photographs and information on all major archives, museums and websites together with other useful resources."--Windscreen, Winter 2011

Reseña del editor

If you want to find out about the career of a soldier who served in tanks, are researching medals awarded to a tank crew member or just want to know more about a particular regiment squadron or operation, this book will point you in the right direction. Assuming that the reader has little prior knowledge of the history of British armoured forces, Janice Tait and David Fletcher trace their development from their formation during the First World War, through the Second World War and on to their role as an essential part of the British army of the present day. Most important, they demonstrate how you can explore this history for yourself. They describe the records that are available and show how they can help you to reconstruct the career of a soldier who served in tanks or was connected with them. They also describe the kind of work the soldiers did, the armoured vehicles they worked with, and the men and women they served alongside. This accessible, information-packed introduction to the history of British armoured forces will be essential reading and reference for anyone who is researching this aspect of military history.

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Verlag
Pen & Sword Select
Erscheinungsdatum
2011
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1848842643
ISBN 13 
9781848842649
Einband
Tapa blanda
Anzahl der Seiten
224
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