The book, Tanks Illustrated No. 12: British Army Fighting Vehicles - 1945 To The Present, represents a concise but authoritative pictorial review of the evolution of the British armored fighting vehicles from 1945 up through the early 1980s.  While the Main Battle Tank (MBT) remains the primary land weapon system, it could not carry out this role without the direct support of a variety of different armored fighting vehicles (AFV).  This pictorial study follows the evolution of the AFV from initially wheeled vehicles to, as of the early 1980s, primarily tracked AFVs.  After the end of World War II, the British Army favored wheeled vehicles including the Feret and Saladin for the reconnaissance role primarily for their "quietness" and relative ease of maintenance. As the technology and reliability improved for tracked AFVs the British Army began to move in that direction.  By the early 1980s, the role of AFV was being performed by the extensive range of Scorpion CVR (T) vehicles.  In a similar manner, wheeled armored personnel carriers had given way to the FV430 series.  As the of the publishing of this book, the British Army, apart from the indigenous FV Abbot, was primarily using self-propelled tube and missile artillery designed and built in the United States.  Since these self-propelled vehicles were also used by the N.A.T.O. the British adoption of them lead to an even greater standardization amongst the armed forces of the participating countries.  In addition to an informative introduction and photograph captions, "Tanks Illustrated No. 12: British Fighting Vehicles - 1945 To The Present" includes the following features: 1) Approximately 107 black and white photographs and 2) 16 color photographs.  This book is likely to appeal to the "armchair general", military historian, and modeler alike.  This book is 72 pages and is in good condition.  The author is Simon Dunstan.  Edition published in 1984.