T-54 and T-55 Main Battle Tanks 1944-2004 (New Vanguard) -- Paperback / softback (English Language Edition)

Zaloga, Steven J./ Johnson, Hugh

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc（2004/07発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 48 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781841767925
• DDC分類 623.74752

Full Description

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 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 Sovet 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.

Contents

Introduction; Design and development; Operation; Active service; In combat; T-54 and T-55 in other theatres; Bibliography; Colour plate commentary; Index