T-54 and T-55 Main Battle Tanks 1944–2004 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook T-54 and T-55 Main Battle Tanks 1944–2004 write by Steven J. Zaloga. This book was released on 2004-07-25. T-54 and T-55 Main Battle Tanks 1944–2004 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The T-54 and T-55 tanks are the most widely manufactured tanks of all time. They have become ubiquitous to wars around the globe since the 1950s, starting with Hungary in 1956, and including the the Arab-Israeli wars of 1967, 1973 and 1982, the Vietnam war of 1967-75, the Iran-Iraq War of 1980-88, the Afghanistan conflict, Operation Desert Storm, the Yugoslav Civil Wars, and the recent conflict in Iraq. This book will examine the roots of this prolific tank family, starting with the Soviet Army's first attempts to replace the legendary T-34 during World War II, and covering the T-43 and the T-44, the more successful T-54, and its ultimate evolution into the T-55.
Soviet T-55 Main Battle Tank
Soviet T-55 Main Battle Tank - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Soviet T-55 Main Battle Tank write by James Kinnear. This book was released on 2019-09-19. Soviet T-55 Main Battle Tank available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The T-55 is one of the most iconic weapons created by the Soviets during the Cold War and also one of the most widely deployed weapons in history. Like its younger brother, the T-54, the T-55 enjoyed a long career in the Red Army and even into the early days of the reformed Russian Army. Under their control it saw very little combat use or deployments, but it was widely sold to other nations and participated in many of the wars and combat operations from the mid-1960s to the present. The T-55 has been employed in almost every conflict in the Middle East and Africa from its introduction into service. Even today the tank is still employed by both sides in the Syrian Civil War, and they are also in service with Kurdish forces in the struggle against ISIS in the northern part of Iraq. Containing more than 400 stunning contemporary and modern photographs, and written by two experts on Soviet armour, this authoritative book tells the complete story of the T-55, one of the most widely produced tanks of all time.
M60 Main Battle Tank 1960–91
M60 Main Battle Tank 1960–91 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook M60 Main Battle Tank 1960–91 write by Richard Lathrop. This book was released on 2012-09-20. M60 Main Battle Tank 1960–91 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Entering service in the early 1960s, the M60 tank was in production for 23 years and formed the backbone of US Army and Marine armoured units during the Cold War. Over 15,000 were built in four basic models: the M60, M60A1, M60A2, and the M60A3. Although the M60 had been phased out of US Army service by the time Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, M60s were amongst the first Allied tanks to enter Kuwait City with the US Marines. This book examines the design and deployment of the M60, a very widely used vehicle that is still in service today.
T-80 Standard Tank
T-80 Standard Tank - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook T-80 Standard Tank write by Steven J. Zaloga. This book was released on 2011-10-20. T-80 Standard Tank available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The history of the little-known yet controversial T-80 and its subsequent variants. The Soviet T-80 Standard Tank was the last tank fielded before the Soviet collapse, and the most controversial. Despite having the most sophisticated fire controls and multi-layer armor ever fielded on a Soviet tank, its turbine power plant (rather than a conventional diesel) remained a source of considerable trouble throughout its career. Steven J Zaloga charts the little-known history of the T-80, covering the initial construction, through the development to the subsequent variants, the T-84 and Russia's enigmatic “Black Eagle Tank.” Accompanying detailed cut-away artwork illustrates the unusual design features that made the T-80 so controversial.
Soviet T-54 Main Battle Tank
Soviet T-54 Main Battle Tank - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Soviet T-54 Main Battle Tank write by James Kinnear. This book was released on 2018-11-29. Soviet T-54 Main Battle Tank available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A highly illustrated study of the T-54 Main Battle Tank and its variants that formed the backbone of the Soviet Army during the years of the Cold War. The menacing silhouette of the T-54 tank prowling down streets of Eastern European capitals or roaring across fields in massive exercises remains one of the most enduring images of Soviet power in the early years of the Cold War. Its sleek and unmistakable shape was a warning to any nation that wanted to stand against the USSR. Yet all of this masked a flawed, outdated design, and when T-54s began to clash with the Western armoured vehicles in proxy wars in Southeast Asia and the Middle East, they were found to be on the losing side of many of the battles. Containing over 500 stunning contemporary and modern photographs, and written by two experts on Soviet armour, this authoritative book tells the complete story of the T-54, one of the most widely produced tanks of all time, including many previously unheard of variants.
