Readers have come to expect a level of detail and critical rigour from the established military historian and author Bryan Perrett. They will not be disappointed at all here by this new publication. Focussing predominantly on the British armoured car units of World War One, it also untangles many fascinating strands forming the history of modern warfare. Full of detail, it acquaints the reader with the complete history of the armoured car, from invention onwards, setting the history of its Great War service career firmly in context. Well written in an accessible style, this publication serves as an impressive tribute to the armoured car, one of the most effective weapons utilised by the allies during the course of the Great War.

• Cover
• Half
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Maps
• List of Plates
• Foreword
• Chapter 1 Not Our Sort Of Thing At All, Old Chap
• Chapter 2 Jack Tar Takes a Hand
• Chapter 3 Out in the Far Blue Yonder
• Chapter 4 Outwitting an Admiral, and a Few Generals Too …
• Chapter 5 Russian Roulette
• Chapter 6 Alone in a Sea of Troubles
• Chapter 7 Around the Dark Continent
• Chapter 8 The Land of the Two Rivers
• Chapter 9 The Road Past Moses’ Rock
• Chapter 10 It All Came Tumbling Down
• Chapter 11 Grand Finale
• Bibliography
• Plate Sections