Tank Command
How the Tank Changed the Face of Battle
$31.79
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
2 June 2026
Summary
Who would have thought that steel boxes with guns would endure as the stalwart of the battlefield for over a hundred years? For all the new trickery and wizardry of the modern fight, the tank’s ability to pack a huge punch at up to 3000 metres, protected by steel, ceramics and now, electronics, is still the most reliable and durable weapon in the military toolbox.
In this thrilling new book, former tank commander Hamish de Bretton-Gordon OBE offers a unique and timely exploration of t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781035437627 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1035437627 |
| Author: | Hamish de Bretton-Gordon |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Tallis Street Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 2 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 391g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 152mm x 28mm |
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About The Author
Hamish de Bretton-Gordon
Hamish de Bretton-Gordon is a world-leading expert in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) weapons. He served twenty-three years in the British Army, including command of the 1st Royal Tank Regiment, the UK CBRN Regiment, and NATO’s Rapid Reaction CBRN Battalion. His operational deployments include the First Gulf War, Cyprus, Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan. He has also made frequent visits to Syria and Iraq over the past decade, where he established the CBRN Task Force in Syria and advised medical charities. This extensive field experience establishes Hamish as one of the world’s foremost and most current experts in chemical, biological, and nuclear counter-terrorism and humanitarian operations.
Hamish is a commissioned reserve officer in the British Army’s Staff Corps, serving as a senior advisor and mentor to the Ministry of Defence on CBRN matters. He also advises the Ukrainian government, NGOs, and journalists on CBRN defense.
Currently, Hamish provides advice to UK and US government agencies and acts as a senior Ministry of Defence advisor on CBRN and Syria. He is a frequent commentator on global news channels and contributes to news journals and newspapers in the UK, the Middle East, and the US. He was a Visiting Fellow at Magdalene College, Cambridge, from 2020 to 2022, and his memoir, Chemical Warrior, was published by Headline in 2021.
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