Anti-tank Weapons

The author has taken a wider than usual view of the different ways in which armies have combated tanks, ranging from WW1 makeshift efforts, through interwar anti-tank-rifles, WW2 anti-tank guns and aircraft, to modern missiles and helicopter armament. The penalty of covering such a lot of ground is that no part of it is explored in much depth, and the treatment is also rather uneven. So although anti-tank rifles and guns are reasonably well covered, the specialised anti-tank aircraft and helicopters receive only sketchy treatment. Credit is due for describing some of the less well-kown equipment, particularly the non-German European interwar guns, about which little information is available elsewhere.