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T-54/55 THE SOVIET ARMY'S COLD WAR MBT

IMAGES OF WAR

Autore: Anthony Tucker-Jones

Codice: 220756

€ 18,50

Oltre 150 foto d’archivio presentano l’origine, lo sviluppo e l’impiego del T-54/55 sovietico dalla sua introduzione appena terminata la seconda guerra mondiale attraverso tutta la durata della Guerra Fredda.  Ampia trattazione delle versione prodotte in Cina, Cecoslovacchia, Polonia e Romania e l’impiego anche in paesi del Terzo Mondo: Angola, Etiopia, Mozambico e Somalia.

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The 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 armoured 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 extraordinarly 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-Joness history of this remarkable armoured vehicle will be absorbing reading for tank enthusiasts and a valuable source for modellers.

Lingua

INGLESE

Illustrazioni

Riccamente illustrato

Pagine

160

Misure

19 x 25

ISBN
9781473891098