Soviet Lend-Lease Tanks of World War II (New Vanguard)
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (979 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 147281813X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 48 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Steven J. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and military history, with an accent on the US Army in World War II as well as Russia and the former Soviet Union. He has worked as an analyst in the aerospace industry for over two decades, covering missile systems and the international arms trade, and has served with the Institute for D
Good Overview of a little-known subject Zaloga again gives a fact-filled work in a few pages. Accurate and useful, up to its limitations, I recommend that readers also obtain Robert A. Forczyk's "Tank Warfare on the Eastern Front" (volumes 1 & 2) as this actually shows where British and Lead-Lease tanks were used by the Soviets and how critically they filled a gap in the 19Good Overview of a little-known subject Kindle Customer Zaloga again gives a fact-filled work in a few pages. Accurate and useful, up to its limitations, I recommend that readers also obtain Robert A. Forczyk's "Tank Warfare on the Eastern Front" (volumes 1 & 2) as this actually shows where British and Lead-Lease tanks were used by the Soviets and how critically they filled a gap in the 1941-1942 peri. 1-19Good Overview of a little-known subject Kindle Customer Zaloga again gives a fact-filled work in a few pages. Accurate and useful, up to its limitations, I recommend that readers also obtain Robert A. Forczyk's "Tank Warfare on the Eastern Front" (volumes 1 & 2) as this actually shows where British and Lead-Lease tanks were used by the Soviets and how critically they filled a gap in the 1941-1942 peri. 2 peri. HMS Warspite said Tanks for a besieged Soviet Union. The German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 19Tanks for a besieged Soviet Union HMS Warspite The German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941 had at least two immediate effects. First, the Soviet Union became an ally of the moment for the United Kingdom and later the United States. Second, the massive Soviet tank losses from Operation Barbarossa needed to be made up quickly, from any available sourceThe British and the Americans had . 1 had at least two immediate effects. First, the Soviet Union became an ally of the moment for the United Kingdom and later the United States. Second, the massive Soviet tank losses from Operation Barbarossa needed to be made up quickly, from any available sourceThe British and the Americans had . Five Stars RAYMOND C. CLAY thank you
. He has worked as an analyst in the aerospace industry for over two decades, covering missile systems and the international arms trade, and has served with the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think tank. Zaloga received his BA in History from Union College and his MA from Columbia University. About the AuthorSteven J. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and military history, with an accent on the US Army in World War II as well as Russia and the former Soviet Union
The first batches arrived in late 1941, just in time to take part in the defense of Moscow. The supplies of British tanks encompassed a very wide range of types including the Matilda, Churchill, and Valentine and even a few Tetrarch airborne tanks. With these Western tanks, the Soviets were finally able to beat back the German tide in the East.This study examines the different types of tanks shipped to the Soviet Union during the war, Soviet assessments of their merits and problems, and combat accounts of their use in Soviet service using full color artwork, contemporary photographs and detailed cut-away illustrations.. The Red Army suffered such catastrophic losses of armor in the summer of 1941 that they begged Britain and the United States to send tanks. American tanks included the M3 (Stuart) light tank and M3 (Lee) medium tank and the M4 Sherman tank, which became so common in 1944-45 that entire Soviet tank corps were equipped with the type