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Product Identifiers
PublisherPen & Sword Books The Limited
ISBN-101473891094
ISBN-139781473891098
eBay Product ID (ePID)239544084
Product Key Features
Book TitleT-54/55 : the Soviet Army's Cold War Main Battle Tank
Number of Pages160 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2017
TopicPolitical Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism, Military / Weapons
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science, History
AuthorAnthony Tucker-Jones
Book SeriesImages of War Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Length9.7 in
Item Width7.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2019-467976
ReviewsAs the series description implies, there are a lot of large and nicely chosen images to go along with all this. Including a section that has a close-up look at various parts of the tank. It makes for an excellent read and a book that tank fans should have on their shelves.
SynopsisThe Soviet T-54/55 is probably the best-known tank of the Cold War, and it was produced in greater numbers that any other tank in history. It first went into service just after the Second World War and over 70,000 were made, and its design was so successful that it even outlasted its successor the T-62. For a generation it formed the backbone of the armored forces of the Warsaw Pact and it was exported all over the world, remaining in the front-line until the 1990s. This photographic history in the Images of War series by Anthony Tucker-Jones is the ideal introduction to it. In over 150 archive photographs and a detailed analytical text, he traces the design and development of the T-54/55 and records its operational history. He describes how it was conceived as a main battle tank, an all-rounder, contrasting with the light, medium and heavy tanks produced in the past, and it proved to be extraordinarily effective. It was as adaptable as it was long-lasting, different versions being produced by China, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Romania. Its relatively simple design also meant it was easy to maintain even in difficult conditions and it was used by armies across the Third World, in particular in wars in Angola, Ethiopia, Mozambique and Somalia. Anthony Tucker-Jones's history of this remarkable armored vehicle will be absorbing reading for tank enthusiasts and a valuable source for modelers.
LC Classification NumberUG446.5
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- 21. Feb. 2022
Good Reference Work
Generally a very good book and well worth the money. My only gripe is that so much of the book was taken up by photos' of brewed up Middle Eastern wrecks. I would have much rather seen the space used for coverage of African, Israeli, and other variants that we see so little information on.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 16. Jan. 2018
good book
A lot of great pictures on a rare subject.The writing is very helpful .I hope they keeep up the quailty .A few of their of there book wereno way as goodBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
