Osprey - Matilda Infantry Tank 1938-45 Souvenir the original design employing a

the original design employing a riveted hull and 250hp engine

But its hurried development prior to World War II also made it prone to mechanical failure

This book is the first in a series that will delve in to the inner workings of Germany's most fearsome panzers of the Second World War

Especially referencing the unsuccessful KV series

Osprey - Matilda Infantry Tank 1938-45 Souvenir the original design employing aBy David Fletcher MBE David Fletcher takes a detailed look at Marks I to V of The Matilda Infantry Tank The Matilda was the principal British infantry tank in the early years of World War II. It served with the BEF in France and later in North Africa, where it earned the title 'Queen of the Desert'. Outclassed by increasingly powerful German anti tank weapons, it still remained a power in the South East Pacific, and was kept in service until the end