My Tank Is Fight!
Deranged Inventions of WWII

This book was recommended to me by a friend based on my review of the Badass by Ben Thomson, so I started this book with the expectation of simplistic and basically vulgar dictionary with lot of hilarity. I was only slightly disappointed but I managed to quickly readjust my expectations and continue......more

30 foot high super-tanks. U-boats that crawl out of the water on treads. Backpack helicopters. Aircraft carriers made out of ice. Spaceplane bombers Flying tanks They actually built 2 of those in at least prototype form. Funny stuff, well-organized, and aimed at the fan of WWII as a pulp-adventure. I wish......more

Meh. Really. I expected a lot more funny and a lot less dry technical discussion and diagrams. If you're the sort who can read long lists of weaponry specs and A) understand them and B) care, then go for it. For me, it was a real snoozer.......more

Well, despite 5 stars this book never made it to my bookshelf, because I think it is a 1-hit pony. Read it once, you will learn and have your fun, but you wont re-read it again. Zack Parsons presents 20 (or rather 19) stupid would-be wonder weapons of WWII, and he does with fun and style. Alone his w......more

Somehow I think I have to apologize for those 5 stars. But I dont. That book was real fun. Astounding analysis of WWII wonder weapons, with some pulp fiction stories about these in real life use. I was entertained and also informed. And I must say - it grows on me. First I thought "nice bit of crap"......more