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5) Tanks
Author
Series
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Simple text and color photos describe a tank, explaining what each of its parts are and showing them up close. The huge wheels, powerful engines, and loud noises of working machines seem to entrance children for hours. Now young students can pore over color photos as they learn about their favorite machines--inside and out. Each book builds vocabulary as it describes in simple language the basics of a machine: what it looks like, what it's used for,...
7) Tanks
Author
Language
English
Description
"Let Mechanic Mike show you his favorite tanks. From light tanks to main battle tanks, discover the awesome power of some of the world's most amazing armored machines"--P. [4] of cover.
8) Tanks
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
This visually dynamic book lets readers explore how tanks are used in wilderness, desert, and urban terrains. Detailed diagrams of tanks throughout history will give readers an inside look into how tanks operate, from the tanks used during World War I all the way up to today. Engaging yet accessible text presents fascinating facts about tanks from armies and countries all around the world, and investigates how high-tech weapons and transport systems...
Author
Series
Publisher
Barnes & Noble
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
The World's Great Tanks examines the best tanks to have ever entered combat - from the earliest British Mark IVs and Vs to classic World War II tanks such as the Russian T-34, the American Sherman, and the German Tiger and Panther tanks to the more modern tanks, such as the Abrams, T-72, Challenger and Leopard. The book details the development of these key vehicles and significant breakthroughs such as the Christie suspension and Chobham armor.
19) Battle tanks
Author
Series
Publisher
Gloucester Press
Pub. Date
1990.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history, technology, and future of different types of tanks, focusing on the engines, weapons, crews, defenses, combat use, and the development of anti-tank weapons.
