Centurion Universal Tank 1943-2003

by Simon Dunstan, Peter Sarson (Illustrator)

Overview

From 1943 the British began the design of a tank that bore distinct similarities to the German Panther tank. Designed as a Universal Tank, the design emerged in mid-1945 as the Centurion. It was last used in action by the British Army in 1991 during the Gulf War. It has also seen action with the Israeli Defence Forces, the Indian Army in the wars with Pakistan and the Australian Army in Vietnam. This book details all the variants of the Centurion used in these conflicts as well as covering the specialised variants last used by the British in the Gulf War.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781841763873
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	03/19/2003
Series:	New Vanguard , #68
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 9.75(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Simon Dunstan is a well-established author, film-maker and photographer in the field of military history, and has published several titles with Osprey. He specialises in armoured warfare, and has written on this subject for two decades. His books have covered topics such as helicopter and armoured warfare in Vietnam, the Challenger main battle tank, the British Guards and armoured warfare in Korea. Simon lives and works in London.

Peter Sarson has produced graphic cutaways for many armoured vehicle publications, and is regarded as one of the world's great illustrators of military vehicles. Peter lives and works in Dorset.

Table of Contents

Introduction · Design and Development · Operational History · Colour plates commentary · Bibliography · Index