T-54 and T-55 Main Battle Tanks 1944–2004
Steven J Zaloga author Hugh Johnson illustrator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:30th Jul '04
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
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.
ISBN: 9781841767925
Dimensions: 248mm x 184mm x 5mm
Weight: 158g
48 pages