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Soviet Tank Units 1939-45 David Porter

Soviet Tank Units 1939-45 By David Porter

Soviet Tank Units 1939-45 by David Porter


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Organised chronologically, and packed with 250 profile artworks, Soviet Tank Units 1939-45 offers an highly-illustrated guide to the main armoured fighting vehicles used by the Red Army during World War II.

Soviet Tank Units 1939-45 Summary

Soviet Tank Units 1939-45: Identification Guide by David Porter

Soviet Tank Units 1939-45 offers an highly-illustrated guide to the main armoured fighting vehicles used by the Red Army during World War II. This compact volume includes sample unit structures and orders of battle from company up to corps level, providing an organizational context for key campaigns throughout the war. Organised chronologically, the book offers a comprehensive survey of Soviet-employed armoured fighting vehicles by campaign, including the German invasion of 1941, the defence of Moscow, the Stalingrad counter-offensive, the battles of Kharkov and Kursk, Operation 'Bagration', and the final defeat of Axis forces in Berlin, Vienna and Budapest in May 1945. All the major and many minor tank that saw action on the Eastern Front is featured. The guide also includes numerous Lend-Lease Armoured fighting vehicles well as many examples of Soviet light vehicles, self-propelled guns, tractors and trucks. Packed with 250 full-colour artworks and photographs with exhaustive specifications, Soviet Tank Units 1939-45: Identification Guide is a key reference source for military modellers and World War II enthusiasts.

About David Porter

Since leaving the British Ministry of Defence in 2006 after 29 years' service, David Porter has worked on a number of research projects, contributing articles and book reviews to the BBC History Magazine, the British Army Review and the Royal Engineers Journal.

Table of Contents

1. Prewar Development 2. Defending the Motherland 3. Kursk and Kharkov 4. The Destruction of the Wehrmacht 5. Victory in Europe 6. Victory in the East Appendices Orders of battle, glossary, terminology, total production numbers. Index

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NGR9781782749479
9781782749479
1782749470
Soviet Tank Units 1939-45: Identification Guide by David Porter
New
Hardback
Amber Books Ltd
2020-04-14
192
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