Description

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Yet all of this masked a flawed, outdated design, and when T-54s began to clash with the Western armoured vehicles in proxy wars in Southeast Asia and the Middle East, they were found to be on the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.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter One: First There was Morozov...
Chapter Two: Development of the T-54 Medium Tank
Chapter Three: Description of the T-54 and its Variants
Chapter Four: Derivatives of the T-54 Tank Family
Chapter Five: Soviet Army Service and Export

Appendices
Index

Product details

Published Nov 29 2018
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 192
ISBN 9781472833327
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Series General Military
Short code GNM
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

James Kinnear

James Kinnear was born in Great Britain and has re…

Author

Stephen Sewell

Stephen L. “Cookie” Sewell was born in New York St…

Illustrator

Andrey Aksenov

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