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101 Amazing Facts about Tanks
Written by Merlin Mill
Narrated by Charles King
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About this audiobook
Do you know which year most historians agree saw the very first tank partake in battle? Which country first used the combined might of tanks and air power? What percentage of Germany’s Afrika Korps tanks had been destroyed by the end of the campaign? And which tank was nicknamed Queen of the Desert?
In this fascinating audiobook, Charles King talks us through more than one hundred amazing facts about tanks, including chapters about their history, the Second World War, tank design and plenty more. Whether you’re a huge fan of tanks or are just interested to find out more about one of the battlefield’s most important assets, this is the perfect audiobook for you.
In this fascinating audiobook, Charles King talks us through more than one hundred amazing facts about tanks, including chapters about their history, the Second World War, tank design and plenty more. Whether you’re a huge fan of tanks or are just interested to find out more about one of the battlefield’s most important assets, this is the perfect audiobook for you.
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