The story of the evolution of armoured warfare in the 20th century, which has seen tanks and other armoured vehicles develop from lumbering, primitive and vulnerable Goliaths to the immensely potent and manoeuvrable agents of lightning battlefield success. This is a collection of the greatest moments of armoured history from the conception of the tank as a means to break the stalemate of the Western Front to Blitzkreig, the great tank battles of the Second World War and the 'mother of all battles' in the Gulf in 1991.

Bryan Perrett was an officer in the British Army before becoming a noted writer of military history. He has written some 20 books on a variety of military themes and periods, including At All Costs, Last Stand, Seize & Hold, Against All Odds, Against All Odds, Impossible Victories and The Real Hornblower