num_pages: 499
description: An illuminating foray into the war machine that has dominated military theory and practice throughout the twentieth century explores the tank as a cultural and social object, revealing how the tank became the symbol of technological futurism and inevitable progress, as well as of totalitarian oppression. 17,500 first printing.
language: English
title: Tank: The Progress of a Monstrous War Machine
titlecomplete: Tank: The Progress of a Monstrous War Machine
genres: 20th Century, Military History, History, War, Nonfiction, Military Fiction
ratings_count: 49
publisher: Viking