About the book: year / The “Tanks” Encyclopedia contains detailed information about the world’s 250 best models of tanks and other armored vehicles. The book provides an overview of the history of the development of tank building, provides a description of the combat use of armored vehicles, tactical and technical characteristics of the main types of tanks and other armored combat vehicles created over the past 100 years. A detailed description of each type of armored vehicle is accompanied by color illustrations - photographs and drawings. Note: Some performance characteristics of Soviet-Russian vehicles are mistakenly used for export or Chinese versions.