Milestones in tank development – ​​the book

The title is as unwieldy as the book is good. Anyone who wants to understand how tanks are conceived, planned, and implemented must read this book.

• Tank construction: What basic concepts have existed since the beginning?
• Armament: How has firepower developed? What makes tanks combat-ready?
• Mobility: How do the engine and running gear work?
• Armor: How must tanks be protected to ensure they survive as long as possible?
• Radio and communication: How can tanks be controlled?

All this is explained in an easy-to-understand manner and illustrated with numerous pictures.

Rolf Hilmes – who is not nicknamed the “tank pope” for nothing – describes the technological development up to today's battle tanks in this volume. A fundamental book from which you can learn a lot. A must-have for anyone interested in tanks.

“MEILENSTEINE DER PANZERENTWICKLUNG” (Milestones in Tank Development) by Rolf Hilmes, Motorbuch Verlag, hardcover, 256 pages