Armoured warfare : a military, political and global history / Alaric Searle.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book charts the history of armoured warfare from the first use of the tank in 1916 right through to the 21st century, adopting military, political and global perspectives. Alaric Searle explores the origins of the tank, its role in the First World War and its contribution to the outcome of the war. He considers its role as a tool of propaganda, the military controversies of the interwar period and the employment of armoured forces in all the major theatres in the Second World War. Since the First World War, major and medium-sized powers have invested heavily in armoured forces. Searle looks at the conduct of mechanised warfare in Korea, Indo-China and Vietnam, and during conflicts such as the Arab-Israeli Wars and the Gulf Wars. Armoured Warfare adopts a global perspective, providing the most comprehensive survey of the history of the subject currently available. With a detailed bibliography of both primary and secondary sources, it is an ideal companion for those studying armoured warfare, modern military history and war studies.

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Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Maps; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Origins; Terminology; Technology; Debates; The experience of armoured warfare; The principles of armoured warfare; The need for a global perspective; Chapter 1 The New Warfare: The First World War, 1914-18 ; The early development of the tank; The tank battles of 1917; Tanks in Palestine in 1917; The tank on the Western Front in 1918; 'Plan 1919'; Conclusion; Chapter 2 Innovation Versus Stagnation: The Interwar Period, 1919-39 ; The role of theory; The evolution of armoured doctrine

The evolution of organisationTechnology; Tanks in combat; Conclusion; Chapter 3 Blitzkrieg: The Initial German Armoured Successes, 1939-41 ; The Polish Campaign (1939) and its lessons; Armour in the French Campaign (1940); Operation Barbarossa (1940-41): Planning and execution; Armoured warfare and Blitzkrieg; Conclusion; Chapter 4 Quality Versus Mass: The Soviet-German War, 1941-45 ; From Barbarossa to Stalingrad (1941-.43); Manstein's backhand blow to Jassy-. Kishinev (1943-.44); The German approach to mobile war; The Russian approach to mobile war

The final phase and the fall of Berlin (1944-45)Conclusion; Chapter 5 Difficult Terrain: Deserts, Mountains, Hedgerows, Jungles, 1940-45 ; The Western Desert, 1940-43; The Italian Campaign, 1943-45; Northwest Europe, 1944-45; Armoured warfare in the Far East, 1941-45; Conclusion; Chapter 6 The Cold War (I): Armour In Korea, Indo-China And Vietnam ; Armour in the Korean War (1950-53); French armour in Indo-. China (1945-54); The Vietnam War (1962-72): The ARVN and US Army experience; Australian armour in Vietnam; The Vietnam War (1968-75): The NVA experience; Conclusion

Chapter 7 The Cold War (Ii): The Central European Battlefield The theatre of operations and the opposing forces; Armoured forces and tactical nuclear weapons; Soviet/. Warsaw Pact concepts for armoured warfare; US/. NATO concepts for armoured warfare; Scenarios if war had broken out; Conclusion; Chapter 8 The Arab-Israeli Wars, 1948-2006; Armour in the 1948/.49 and 1956 wars; The Six-Day War (1967) and its aftermath; The Yom Kippur War (1973); The wars in Lebanon (1976, 1982, 2006); Conclusion; Chapter 9 Iraq And The Gulf Wars, 1980-2016; The Iran-Iraq War (1980-88)

The Persian Gulf War (1990-91)The Anglo-American invasion of Iraq (2003); Armour during the insurgency in Iraq (2004-11); ISIS and its opponents in Iraq and Syria (2014-16); Conclusion; Chapter 10 The 'Political History' Of The Tank; Political symbolism; The tank as a symbol of victory; AFVs as an expression of state power; The tank as an 'oppressor'; The politics of AFV development; Conclusion; Conclusion; Continuity in armoured warfare; The global context; The future of armoured warfare; Epilogue; Notes; Introduction; 1 The new warfare: The First World War, 1914- 18

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