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Centurion: Armoured Hero of Post-War Tank Battles (TankCraft) Paperback – January 4, 2019

by Robert Jackson (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 63 ratings
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The fifty-ton British Centurion tank, developed during the darkest days of the Second World War, was designed to outgun and outperform the latest German tanks, such as the formidable Panzer V Panther. It was one of the most successful tanks ever produced, and this volume in the TankCraft series by Robert Jackson is the ideal introduction to it.

The Centurion came into service too late to test its ability in action with German armor, but in the postwar world it earned a fearsome reputation in action during the many conflicts of the Cold War era, from the Middle East to Vietnam. Nearly 4,500 were built, serving with the armies of some twenty nations. The Centurion’s chassis was also adapted to fulfill a variety of tasks, including armored recovery, bridge-laying and guided weapons carrier.

As well as tracing the history of the Centurion, Robert Jackson's book is an excellent source of reference for the modeler, providing details of available kits and photographs of award-winning models, together with artworks showing the color schemes applied to these tanks. Each section of the book is supported by a wealth of archive photographs.
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  1. Part of series
    TankCraft
  2. Print length
    64 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Pen and Sword Military
  5. Publication date
    January 4, 2019
  6. Dimensions
    8.25 x 0.25 x 11.5 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    1526741342
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1526741349
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“As well as tracing the history of the Centurion, Robert Jackson's book is an excellent source of reference for the modeler, providing details of available kits and photos of award-winning models, together with artworks showing the color schemes applied to these tanks.”
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ROBERT JACKSON is the author of over eighty books on military, aviation, naval and scientific subjects. He was defense and science correspondent for a major British newspaper publishing group. Among the other books he has compiled for Pen & Sword are Bf-109 in the FlightCraft series and for TankCraft he has written extensively on the T-34, the Panzer I and II, the Centurion and Chieftain Main Battle Tanks as well as the Russian T54/55.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen and Sword Military (January 4, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 64 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1526741342
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1526741349
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.25 x 0.25 x 11.5 inches
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Glen Broman
5.0 out of 5 stars A great compact reference on the Centurion
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2019
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I have several volumes in this series and this is the best to date. Folks who have books in this series understand that they are not a comprehensive reference, but good general works on a particular vehicles, with history, colors, model info, history and photos. This volume strikes a good balance between all and is a good reference, especially for the model enthusiast who is looking for a good build reference.
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Gary Owsley
2.0 out of 5 stars Did little to no research on the subject.
Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2022
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Author did little to no research on the Chieftain. Many captions on pics are just wrong. Screenshots from games used as reference pics. Stay far away from this authors books, he also has one on the Chieftain that is just as bad.
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Empe
5.0 out of 5 stars Bella serie
Reviewed in Italy on November 7, 2021
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Tanti anni fa esisteva una rivista, "Storia Modellismo", che coniugava articoli di storia militare con la passione per il plastimodellismo, ovvero con il montaggio di kit di aerei, mezzi militari o "soldatini" in piccola scala. Questa serie riprende il concetto: c'è una prefazione storica sul tema trattato, mentre la seconda parte si occupa dell'aspetto modellistico, con le descrizione e il montaggio di alcuni dei kit disponibili sul merato. In formato kindle a prezzo scontato (meno di 4 euro). Se il genere vi interessa, che aspettate ?
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4.0 out of 5 stars CENTURION
Reviewed in Canada on January 25, 2020
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GOOD READING
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Prehistoric_Sounds
5.0 out of 5 stars 5 Sterne, was sonst?
Reviewed in Germany on January 19, 2021
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Ich schreibe dies aus vollster Überzeugung: Die Tank Craft-Magazin-Reihe gehört für mich, als Modellbauer, zu den besten zeitgeschichtlichen Magazinen..!! Das Fahrzeug/oder der Panzer wird nicht nur anhand von etlichen Originalfotos beeindruckend dargestellt, sondern auch für Modellbauer anhand von meist vier bis fünf fertiggestellten Modellen sehr gut dargestellt. Dazu gibt es eine Auflistung/Aufzählung der z.Z. auf dem Modellbaumarkt zur Verfügung stehenden Bausätze des jeweiligen Typs....Super..!!
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zooma
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book on the Centurion tank.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 12, 2018
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This is a superb historic and pictorial reference for the British Centurion tank that is ideal for model makers and interested military historians alike.
Highly recommended - lets hope they do a Tankcraft book on the Cheiftain next - I suppose it would be too much to ask for a Tankcraft book for the Conquerer - now that would be a really desirable book on a service partner to the Centurion that has been so sadly lacking in printed coverage!
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commanderman
5.0 out of 5 stars Good reference book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 31, 2021
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Good book very good photos alot there for the modeler, basic info but interesting.
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