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- Book Title
- Piat : Britain's Anti-Tank Weapon of World War II
- Publication Name
- The PIAT
- Title
- The PIAT
- Subtitle
- Britain’s anti-tank weapon of World War II
- Illustrator
- Gilliland, Alan, Hook, Adam, Yes
- Contributor
- Adam Hook (Illustrated by)
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 1472838130
- EAN
- 9781472838131
- ISBN
- 9781472838131
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, History
- Topic
- Military Science, Military / World War II, Military / Korean War, Military / Weapons
- Release Date
- 20/08/2020
- Release Year
- 2020
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- GB
- Item Height
- 0.2 in
- Item Length
- 9.9 in
- Item Weight
- 9.2 Oz
- Series
- Weapon
- Language
- English
- Book Series
- Weapon Ser.
- Publication Year
- 2020
- Item Width
- 7.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 80 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-10
1472838130
ISBN-13
9781472838131
eBay Product ID (ePID)
11038376770
Product Key Features
Book Title
Piat : Britain's Anti-Tank Weapon of World War II
Number of Pages
80 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2020
Topic
Military Science, Military / World War II, Military / Korean War, Military / Weapons
Illustrator
Gilliland, Alan, Hook, Adam, Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, History
Book Series
Weapon Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.2 in
Item Weight
9.2 Oz
Item Length
9.9 in
Item Width
7.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
The book, full of great illustrations and sectionalised diagrams, will be of interest to weapon collectors, enthusiasts of weapon development and general readers alike.
Dewey Edition
23
Series Volume Number
74
Dewey Decimal
623.4426
Synopsis
The innovative PIAT anti-tank weapon equipped British and Commonwealth troops during some of the most important battles of World War II. This ground-breaking study brings together first-hand accounts, technical manuals, contemporary reports, and archive photography to create a definitive overview of the PIAT's history. Designed in 1942, Britain's innovative Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank (PIAT) provided British and Commonwealth troops with a much-needed means of taking on Germany's formidable Panzers. Replacing the inadequate Boys anti-tank rifle, it was conceived in the top-secret World War II research and development organization known colloquially as "Churchill's Toyshop," alongside other ingenious weapons such as the sticky bomb, the limpet mine, and the time-pencil fuse. Unlike the more famous US bazooka, the PIAT had its roots in something simpler than rocket science. Operated from the shoulder, the PIAT was a spigot mortar which fired a heavy high-explosive bomb, with its main spring soaking up the recoil. The PIAT had a limited effective range. Troops required nerves of steel to get close enough to an enemy tank to ensure a direct hit, often approaching to within 50ft of the target, and no fewer than six Victoria Crosses were won during World War II by soldiers operating PIATs. A front-line weapon in every theater of the conflict in which Commonwealth troops fought, from Europe to the Far East, the PIAT remained in service after 1945, seeing action during the Greek Civil War, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and the Korean War. This illustrated study combines detailed research with expert analysis to reveal the full story of the design, development and deployment of this revolutionary weapon., The innovative PIAT anti-tank weapon equipped British and Commonwealth troops during some of the most important battles of World War II. This ground-breaking study brings together first-hand accounts, technical manuals, contemporary reports, and archive photography to create a definitive overview of the PIAT's history.
LC Classification Number
UF628
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