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Valentine Infantry Tank 1938-45

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: New Vanguard - Tanks - British

MSRP old price: $17.95


Product Info

Title
Valentine Infantry Tank 1938-45
Publisher
Category
Author
Bruce Oliver Newsome
Publish Year
2016
Pages
48
Dimensions
7.25x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147634606
MFG. Part #
OSPNVG233
Type
Softcover
Series
NVG233

Description

The Valentine was the most produced and most widely used British tank of the Second World War. The Valentine first saw combat during Operation Compass in November 1941 and remained one of the main medium tanks in British service into 1943. As the Churchill became more prevalent the Valentine was relegated to specialist and tank-destroyer variants, which would remain in service in the Far East to the end of the war.

This book describes the evolution of the Valentine design and weighs up its impact on the battlefield. Although widely regarded today as one of the weaker tanks to be fielded during the war, it was exceptionally numerous, with more Valentines produced than any other British tank.