Tanks in Unexpected Places: The Fighting Effectiveness of 4th (Independent) Armoured Brigade 1943-45

The 4th Independent Armoured Brigade demonstrates how leadership, morale, and learning sustain battlefield effectiveness.

Tanks in Unexpected Places examines how fighting effectiveness was generated and sustained during the Second World War. Its focus, the 4th Independent Armoured Brigade, belonged to the relatively small minority of British formations that served across multiple theatres during the conflict. The book argues that the brigade’s wide deployment stemmed largely from its ability...