Illustrated with detailed artworks of American, British, French, Polish and other Western Allied nations tanks and their markings with exhaustive captions and specifications, The Essential Tank Identification Guide: Western Allied Tanks 1939–45 is the definitive study of the equipment and organisation of the armoured divisions of the Western Allies during World War II. Organised by division, the book describes in depth the various models of tank in Western Allied service during the war with each individual armoured division, with listing of the unit commanders and any famous tank aces. Each divisional section is further broken down by campaign, accompanied by orders of battle, a brief divisional history of the campaign and any specific unit markings.