Jane's Tanks and Combat Vehicles Recognition Guide, 3e

Christopher F. Foss

HarperCollins, Sep 1, 2003 - History - 496 pages

Every tank and AFV in use today. Since the publication of the first edition in 1996, Jane's Tanks Recognition Guide has been the most authoritative and comprehensive military vehicle handbook available. This fully-updated, third edition is mainly in colour, making it much easier to distinguish key features of the vehicles. Technical information includes: Specifications, Development of the design, Variants, Status of production, Manufacturer's details and key recognition features. The new format is user friendly, allows for an even greater range of vehicles and additional information to be included, and is a handy size. Introduction Tanks Tracked APCS/Weapons Carriers 4x4 Vehicles 6x6 Vehicles 8x8 Vehicles Self Propelled Guns Glossary

About the author

Chris F Foss has been writing on armoured fighting vehicles and artillery systems since 1970 and has written and edited well over 60 books on this and allied subjects including air defence systems. He has also edited a major defence magazine and contributed on a wide range of land based weapon systems to countless magazines world wide. Besides lecturing on AFVs around the world Foss has also driven well over 40 tracked and wheeled armoured vehicles and chaired a number of major defence conferences on armoured fighting vehicles and artillery systems. He is married with 3 grown up children.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Jane's Tanks and Combat Vehicles Recognition Guide, 3e
• Author: Christopher F. Foss
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: HarperCollins, 2003
• ISBN: 0007127596, 9780007127597
• Length: 496 pages
• Subjects: History / Military / General