The Characteristics and Tactical Employment of Specialised Armour

The 'funnies' of the 79th Armoured Division in World War II - crabs, flails, crocodiles and others. This is a very rare document indeed, and gives the real details on flame throwing tanks, bridge-layers, flails and DD tanks, together with their tactical use. 79th Armoured Division was set up to give armoured support to the D-Day landings, and many modified tanks were created to ease the problems of troops landing against a well- entrenched enemy on a foreign shore. This publication is essential reading for all students of D-Day 6 June 1944, and subsequent operations where the 'funnies' did sterling work in making life a little easier for the infantry.

Edition: facsimile published 2005.
Author: Staff, 79th Armoredd Div
Published by: 79 Armouredd Div

Softcover 160 pages, 24 photographic plates