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Armoured Trains : An Illustrated Encyclopedia 1826-2016 by Paul Malmassari (2016, Hardcover)

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Armoured Trains by Paul Malmassari. Author Paul Malmassari. Title Armoured Trains. Format Hardcover.

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Completely revised and expanded since its French publication, Armoured Trains: An Illustrated Encyclopedia 1825-2016 is the first English-language edition of the authoritative work on the subject. Military forces around the world were quick to see the advantages of railways in warfare, whether for the rapid deployment of men or the movement of heavy equipment like artillery. From this realization, it was a short step to making the train a potent weapon in its own right--a mobile fort or a battleship on rails. Armed and armored, they became the first practical self-propelled war machines. As demonstrated in the American Civil War, these trains were able to make a significant contribution to battlefield success. Thereafter, almost every belligerent nation with a railway system made some use of armored rolling stock, ranging from low-intensity colonial policing to the massive employment of armored trains during the Russian Civil War. Although they were somewhat eclipsed as frontline weapons by the development of the tank and other armored fighting vehicles, armored trains retained a role as late as the civil wars in the former republic of Yugoslavia. This truly encyclopedic book covers, country by country, the range of fighting equipment that rode the rails over nearly two centuries. While this book outlines the place of armored trains in the evolution of warfare, it concentrates on details of their design through a vast array of photographs and the author's meticulous drawings.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Naval Institute Press
ISBN-10
1591146070
ISBN-13
9781591146070
eBay Product ID (ePID)
221437355

Product Key Features

Book Title
Armoured Trains : an Illustrated Encyclopedia 1826-2016
Author
Paul Malmassari
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Military Science, Military / Weapons, Military / Vehicles, Military / Pictorial
Publication Year
2016
Genre
Technology & Engineering, History
Number of Pages
528 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
11.2in
Item Width
9.5in
Item Weight
89.9 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Ug345.M35 2016
Reviews
"This has to be the most comprehensive book published related to armored trains... It rightfully deserves to use the word encyclopedia in its title. This book was well worth reading." --The Villager: The Official Newsletter of the Plasticville Collectors Association
Copyright Date
2016
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2016-945670
Dewey Decimal
623/.633
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes