Featured battle : Mudki

Part of British Victorian Colonial 'Small Wars'

Date : 18 December 1845

Elements of the Khalsa Army under Tej Singh surprised Sir Hugh Gough's column approaching the Sutlej. In an engagement fought in late afternoon and during the night, a confused but hotly contested battle the British and native forces fought with bayonet as the Sikh gunners stood by their pieces. Casualties were high on both sides but the Sikh's retired on fortified positions at Ferozeshah where Gough followed and gave battle again. Among others, General Sir Robert 'Fighting Bob' Sale of Jallalabad was killed.

Tank Warfare 1939-1945

Simon and Jonathon Forty
The tank is now getting close to being obsolete lasting for just over a hundred years as master of the battlefield. This book is about the tank and tank warfare from 1939 to 1945. This was the pinnacle in development, use, variety and numbers. Here we have a super insight into that period. Both theory and practice are covered using original reports on actions, training documents for large and small tasks and units, technical instructions for a wide range of topics. There are useful comparisons, many shown diagrammatically, between weapons and tanks of different nations. Anti-tank weapons and actions are also covered.
A comprehensive glossary, an extensive bibliography and lots of relevant photographs aid the reader’s understanding and enjoyment.
There are many books about all aspects of tanks and their battles but this book is made special because of the amount of contemporary material reproduced here without the clutter of ‘wisdom after the event’.
We highly recommend this work to all levels of readers with an interest in the tank.

Pen & Sword Military, 2020