World War 1
During World War 1, the rise in development of tanks were in response to the stalemate and heavy casualties that occurred on the Western Front. Initial development and research in tank development was conducted by both Great Britain and France. Germany only began their own tank development program once they saw Allied tanks on the battlefield.
The first tank prototype in Great Britain was constructed at William Foster & Co. in 1915. Initially, tanks were known as "Landships" by the Landship Committee; they were later coined as "tanks" to keep production of these vehicles a secret and also due to its resemblance to a steel water tank.
The original WW1 tanks were mechanically unreliable and prone to breaking down frequently during battle and operating through different types of terrains and obstacles. Only the highly mobile tanks such as the Mark IV and Renault FT had better results and were more efficient in mobility and durability.
World War 2
During World War 2, tanks played a significant role in the battlefield and was employed by both allies and axis powers. Early in the war, German tanks were a dominant force in winning decisive battles against their rivals. Even though German tanks were slightly inferior to the allies in both armor and firepower, they made up with its use in tactical strategies - such as using rapid movement across the battlefields, combined arms with infantry and air support, built-in radio communications, and mission-type maneuvers; this type of German strategic innovation was known collectively as the "Blitzkrieg".
As the war progressed, tanks became much more heavier and bulkier. Early tanks in the war had a maximum armor of 30 mm or less, weighed around 20 tonnes, and with guns no longer than 37-47 mm. By 1945, medium tanks had a maximum armor of over 60 mm thick, weighed between 30 to 45 tonnes, and with guns around 75-85 mm range. Other tank developments includes the addition of the turret, which became an essential part of the tank, eventually replacing the hull machine gun.
There were also specialized tanks - such as the flame-thrower tanks known for its intimidation on the opponent and its use in flushing out heavily fortified bunkers and tunnels; armored recovery vehicles for towing and removing disabled tanks from the battlefield; command tanks that had extra radios on board.
Take a look at the sample pages taken from just some of these books in the collection.
All of the book titles that are included in this DVD are listed as follows:
World War 1 Period
A Company of Tanks (1920)
AFV Weapons - Amx-30 Battle Tank
Life in a Tank (1918)
Tanks in the Great War (1920)
Tanks, 1914-1918; the log-book of a pioneer (1919)
The Tank in Action (1920)
TM9 726 Technical Manual Light Tank M3 (1942)
World War 2 Period
Annex Jig To Fourth Marine Division Operations Report, Iwo Jima - 4th Tank Battalion Report (1945)
Artillery In The Desert (1942)
Betriebs- und Kampfanleitung des Tiger Panzers 1943
Escape From The Balkans (1943)
FM 101-10 Staff Officer's Field Manual Organization, Technical, and Logistical Data (1941)
FM 17 Armored Force Field Manual Employment of Armored Units (The Armored Division) (1940)
FM 17-30 Tank Platoon (1942)
FM 17-42 Armored Infantry Battalion (1944)
FM 17-68 Armored Crew Drill Light Tank M5 Series (1944)
FM 17-71 Armored Command Field Manual, Crew Drill for Half-Track Vehicles (1943)
FM 17-80 Armored Medical Units (1944)
FM 18-5 Organization and Tactics of Tank Destroyer Units (1942)
FM 23-80 37 MM Gun Tank M5 (Mounted In Tanks) (1941)
FM 23-81 37-mm Gun Tank M6 (Mounted in Tanks) (1942)
FM 23-95 75-mm Tank Gun M2 (Mounted in Medium Tank M3) (1942)
FM 30-40 Recognition Pictorial Manual on Armored Vehicles (1943)
FM 30-41 Identification of British Armored Vehicles (1941)
FM 30-42 Identification of Foreign Armored Vehicles, German, Japanese, Russian, and Italian (1942)
FM 9-25 The Ordnance Company, Depot (1942)
FM17-63 US 105 MM Howitzer Self propelled (1942)
FM17-68 Crew Drill, US Light Tank M5 Series - 24 May 1944
FM17-69 Crew Drill, US 75-mm Assault Howitzer on Motor Carriage M8 - 30 Nov 1943
FM18-18 Crew Drill, Gun Motor Carriage M36 - 20 Dec 1944
FM5-20 Camouflage (1940)
German Methods Of Warfare In The Libyan Desert (1942)
German Military Symbols 1943 (1943)
Handbook on M2a4, M3 and M3a1 Light Tanks March (1942)
Hitting The Beaches The First Armored Amphibian Battalion In World War II, 1943 1945 - Kwajalein, Guam, Okinawa (1996)
Identification of British Armoured Vehicles (1941)
Japanese Infantry Weapons (1943)
Japanese Tank And Antitank Warfare (1944)
Japanese Tanks And Tank Tactics (1944)
PAM 20-202 German Tank Maintenance In World War II (1954)
Panther Fibel - (Manual 1944 - Black and White)
Panther Fibel - (Manual 1944 - Color Pictures)
Personnel Specifications - Tank Corps (Complete) (N.D)
Removal Of Wounded From Tanks (1942)
Tactical And Technical Trends Nos. 1-20 (1942)
Tactical And Technical Trends Nos. 31-40 (1943)
Tactical And Technical Trends, Nos. 21-30 (1943)
Technical Manual TM 9-816 4- to 5-Ton 4x4 Tractor Truck (Autocar Model U-7144T) (1944)
The German Armored Division (1942)
The German Motorized Infantry Regiment (1942)
TM 3-360 Flame Thrower Mechanized, E12-7R1 (Installed In Medium Tanks M4A1 And M4A3) (1945)
TM 3-375 Portable Flame Throwers M1 And M1A1 (1943)
TM 5-1202 Scraper, Road, Motorized, Cable-Operated, 12 Cu. Yd., L Tourneau Model Super C Tournapull... (1944)
TM 9-1724A Ordnance Maintenance Engine and Engine Accessories for Light Tank T9E1 (1943)
TM 9-1725 Ordnance Engine Model R975-C4 (Continental) (1944)
TM 9-1727 Ordnance Maintenance Guiberson Engine Model T-1020 (1943)
TM 9-1727B Ordnance Maintenance Engine Cooling, Engine Electrical and Engine Fuel Systems for Light Tank M5... (1943)
TM 9-1727C Ordnance Maintenance Hydra-Matic Transmission and Propeller Shafts for Light Tanks M5, M5A1... (1943)
TM 9-1727D Ordnance Maintenance Transfer Unit for Light Tanks M5, M5A1, and 75-Mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 (1943)
TM 9-1729A Ordnance Maintenance Light Tanks M5, M5A1, and M24... (1942
TM 9-1731 Ordnance Maintenance Breeze Cartridge Starter for Radial Diesel Engines (1942)
TM 9-1731B Ordnance Maintenance Ford Tank Engines Models GAA, GAF, and GAN (1945)
TM 9-1731C Ordnance Maintenance, Accessories for Tank Engine Model GAA V-8 (Ford) (1942)
TM 9-1731K Ordnance Maintenance-Auxiliary Generator (Homelite Model HRUH-28) (1943)
TM 9-1735C Ordnance Maintenance Medium Tanks M26 and M45 Auxiliary Engine (WGenerator and Regulator) (1947)
TM 9-1750 Ordnance Maintenance-Power Train Unit, Three-Piece Differential Case (1942)
TM 9-1750E Ordnance Maintenance - Guiberson Diesel T1400 Engine (1942)
TM 9-1750F Ordnance Maintenance-Power Unit for Medium Tanks M3A4 and M4A4 (1943)
TM 9-1750G Ordnance Maintenance General Motors Twin Diesel 6-71 Power Plant for Medium Tanks M3A3, M3A5... (1941)
TM 9-1750H Ordnance Maintenance Hydraulic Traversing Mechanism (Logansport) for Medium Tank M3... (1943)
TM 9-1750J Ordnance Maintenance Power Unit Accessories For Medium Tanks M3A4 and M4A4 (1943)
TM 9-1750K Ordnance Maintenance, Tracks and Suspension, Turret and Hull for Medium Tanks M4 and Modifications (1943)
TM 9-1751 Ordnance Maintenance 9-cylinder, Radial, Gasoline Engine (Continental Model R975-C1) (1944)
TM 9-1752 Ordnance Maintenance Auxiliary Generator (Homelite Model HRH-28) for Medium Tank, M3 (1942)
TM 9-2800 Standard Military Motor Vehicles (1943)
TM 9-374 90-mm Gun M3 Mounted in Combat Vehicles (1944)
TM 9-396 7.2-Inch Multiple Rocket Launcher (1942)
TM 9-721 Technical Manual Heavy Tanks M6 and M6A1 (1943)
TM 9-733 Mine Excavator T5E3 (1945)
TM 9-754 Medium Tank M4A4 (1943)
TM E 30-480 Handbook On Japanese Military Forces (1944)
TM9 759 Technical Manual Medium Tank M4A3 (1942)
TM9-721 US Heavy Tanks M6 and M6A1 - 5 Feb 1943
TM9-726 US Light Tank M3 - 15 Jul 1942
TM9-752 US Medium Tank M4A3 - Sep 1944
TM9-759 US Medium Tank M4A3 - 4 Aug 1942
TME 30 420 Handbook on the Italian Military Forces (1943)
During World War 1, the rise in development of tanks were in response to the stalemate and heavy casualties that occurred on the Western Front. Initial development and research in tank development was conducted by both Great Britain and France. Germany only began their own tank development program once they saw Allied tanks on the battlefield.
The first tank prototype in Great Britain was constructed at William Foster & Co. in 1915. Initially, tanks were known as "Landships" by the Landship Committee; they were later coined as "tanks" to keep production of these vehicles a secret and also due to its resemblance to a steel water tank.
The original WW1 tanks were mechanically unreliable and prone to breaking down frequently during battle and operating through different types of terrains and obstacles. Only the highly mobile tanks such as the Mark IV and Renault FT had better results and were more efficient in mobility and durability.
World War 2
During World War 2, tanks played a significant role in the battlefield and was employed by both allies and axis powers. Early in the war, German tanks were a dominant force in winning decisive battles against their rivals. Even though German tanks were slightly inferior to the allies in both armor and firepower, they made up with its use in tactical strategies - such as using rapid movement across the battlefields, combined arms with infantry and air support, built-in radio communications, and mission-type maneuvers; this type of German strategic innovation was known collectively as the "Blitzkrieg".
As the war progressed, tanks became much more heavier and bulkier. Early tanks in the war had a maximum armor of 30 mm or less, weighed around 20 tonnes, and with guns no longer than 37-47 mm. By 1945, medium tanks had a maximum armor of over 60 mm thick, weighed between 30 to 45 tonnes, and with guns around 75-85 mm range. Other tank developments includes the addition of the turret, which became an essential part of the tank, eventually replacing the hull machine gun.
There were also specialized tanks - such as the flame-thrower tanks known for its intimidation on the opponent and its use in flushing out heavily fortified bunkers and tunnels; armored recovery vehicles for towing and removing disabled tanks from the battlefield; command tanks that had extra radios on board.
Take a look at the sample pages taken from just some of these books in the collection.
All of the book titles that are included in this DVD are listed as follows:
World War 1 Period
A Company of Tanks (1920)
AFV Weapons - Amx-30 Battle Tank
Life in a Tank (1918)
Tanks in the Great War (1920)
Tanks, 1914-1918; the log-book of a pioneer (1919)
The Tank in Action (1920)
TM9 726 Technical Manual Light Tank M3 (1942)
World War 2 Period
Annex Jig To Fourth Marine Division Operations Report, Iwo Jima - 4th Tank Battalion Report (1945)
Artillery In The Desert (1942)
Betriebs- und Kampfanleitung des Tiger Panzers 1943
Escape From The Balkans (1943)
FM 101-10 Staff Officer's Field Manual Organization, Technical, and Logistical Data (1941)
FM 17 Armored Force Field Manual Employment of Armored Units (The Armored Division) (1940)
FM 17-30 Tank Platoon (1942)
FM 17-42 Armored Infantry Battalion (1944)
FM 17-68 Armored Crew Drill Light Tank M5 Series (1944)
FM 17-71 Armored Command Field Manual, Crew Drill for Half-Track Vehicles (1943)
FM 17-80 Armored Medical Units (1944)
FM 18-5 Organization and Tactics of Tank Destroyer Units (1942)
FM 23-80 37 MM Gun Tank M5 (Mounted In Tanks) (1941)
FM 23-81 37-mm Gun Tank M6 (Mounted in Tanks) (1942)
FM 23-95 75-mm Tank Gun M2 (Mounted in Medium Tank M3) (1942)
FM 30-40 Recognition Pictorial Manual on Armored Vehicles (1943)
FM 30-41 Identification of British Armored Vehicles (1941)
FM 30-42 Identification of Foreign Armored Vehicles, German, Japanese, Russian, and Italian (1942)
FM 9-25 The Ordnance Company, Depot (1942)
FM17-63 US 105 MM Howitzer Self propelled (1942)
FM17-68 Crew Drill, US Light Tank M5 Series - 24 May 1944
FM17-69 Crew Drill, US 75-mm Assault Howitzer on Motor Carriage M8 - 30 Nov 1943
FM18-18 Crew Drill, Gun Motor Carriage M36 - 20 Dec 1944
FM5-20 Camouflage (1940)
German Methods Of Warfare In The Libyan Desert (1942)
German Military Symbols 1943 (1943)
Handbook on M2a4, M3 and M3a1 Light Tanks March (1942)
Hitting The Beaches The First Armored Amphibian Battalion In World War II, 1943 1945 - Kwajalein, Guam, Okinawa (1996)
Identification of British Armoured Vehicles (1941)
Japanese Infantry Weapons (1943)
Japanese Tank And Antitank Warfare (1944)
Japanese Tanks And Tank Tactics (1944)
PAM 20-202 German Tank Maintenance In World War II (1954)
Panther Fibel - (Manual 1944 - Black and White)
Panther Fibel - (Manual 1944 - Color Pictures)
Personnel Specifications - Tank Corps (Complete) (N.D)
Removal Of Wounded From Tanks (1942)
Tactical And Technical Trends Nos. 1-20 (1942)
Tactical And Technical Trends Nos. 31-40 (1943)
Tactical And Technical Trends, Nos. 21-30 (1943)
Technical Manual TM 9-816 4- to 5-Ton 4x4 Tractor Truck (Autocar Model U-7144T) (1944)
The German Armored Division (1942)
The German Motorized Infantry Regiment (1942)
TM 3-360 Flame Thrower Mechanized, E12-7R1 (Installed In Medium Tanks M4A1 And M4A3) (1945)
TM 3-375 Portable Flame Throwers M1 And M1A1 (1943)
TM 5-1202 Scraper, Road, Motorized, Cable-Operated, 12 Cu. Yd., L Tourneau Model Super C Tournapull... (1944)
TM 9-1724A Ordnance Maintenance Engine and Engine Accessories for Light Tank T9E1 (1943)
TM 9-1725 Ordnance Engine Model R975-C4 (Continental) (1944)
TM 9-1727 Ordnance Maintenance Guiberson Engine Model T-1020 (1943)
TM 9-1727B Ordnance Maintenance Engine Cooling, Engine Electrical and Engine Fuel Systems for Light Tank M5... (1943)
TM 9-1727C Ordnance Maintenance Hydra-Matic Transmission and Propeller Shafts for Light Tanks M5, M5A1... (1943)
TM 9-1727D Ordnance Maintenance Transfer Unit for Light Tanks M5, M5A1, and 75-Mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 (1943)
TM 9-1729A Ordnance Maintenance Light Tanks M5, M5A1, and M24... (1942
TM 9-1731 Ordnance Maintenance Breeze Cartridge Starter for Radial Diesel Engines (1942)
TM 9-1731B Ordnance Maintenance Ford Tank Engines Models GAA, GAF, and GAN (1945)
TM 9-1731C Ordnance Maintenance, Accessories for Tank Engine Model GAA V-8 (Ford) (1942)
TM 9-1731K Ordnance Maintenance-Auxiliary Generator (Homelite Model HRUH-28) (1943)
TM 9-1735C Ordnance Maintenance Medium Tanks M26 and M45 Auxiliary Engine (WGenerator and Regulator) (1947)
TM 9-1750 Ordnance Maintenance-Power Train Unit, Three-Piece Differential Case (1942)
TM 9-1750E Ordnance Maintenance - Guiberson Diesel T1400 Engine (1942)
TM 9-1750F Ordnance Maintenance-Power Unit for Medium Tanks M3A4 and M4A4 (1943)
TM 9-1750G Ordnance Maintenance General Motors Twin Diesel 6-71 Power Plant for Medium Tanks M3A3, M3A5... (1941)
TM 9-1750H Ordnance Maintenance Hydraulic Traversing Mechanism (Logansport) for Medium Tank M3... (1943)
TM 9-1750J Ordnance Maintenance Power Unit Accessories For Medium Tanks M3A4 and M4A4 (1943)
TM 9-1750K Ordnance Maintenance, Tracks and Suspension, Turret and Hull for Medium Tanks M4 and Modifications (1943)
TM 9-1751 Ordnance Maintenance 9-cylinder, Radial, Gasoline Engine (Continental Model R975-C1) (1944)
TM 9-1752 Ordnance Maintenance Auxiliary Generator (Homelite Model HRH-28) for Medium Tank, M3 (1942)
TM 9-2800 Standard Military Motor Vehicles (1943)
TM 9-374 90-mm Gun M3 Mounted in Combat Vehicles (1944)
TM 9-396 7.2-Inch Multiple Rocket Launcher (1942)
TM 9-721 Technical Manual Heavy Tanks M6 and M6A1 (1943)
TM 9-733 Mine Excavator T5E3 (1945)
TM 9-754 Medium Tank M4A4 (1943)
TM E 30-480 Handbook On Japanese Military Forces (1944)
TM9 759 Technical Manual Medium Tank M4A3 (1942)
TM9-721 US Heavy Tanks M6 and M6A1 - 5 Feb 1943
TM9-726 US Light Tank M3 - 15 Jul 1942
TM9-752 US Medium Tank M4A3 - Sep 1944
TM9-759 US Medium Tank M4A3 - 4 Aug 1942
TME 30 420 Handbook on the Italian Military Forces (1943)