Steven J. Zaloga

IS-2 Heavy Tank 1944-73 (eBook, PDF)

Illustrator: Sarson, Peter

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The Iosef Stalin tanks were the ultimate heavy tanks developed by the Soviet Union and were popularly called 'Victory tanks' due to their close association with the defeat of Germany in 1945.

Yet in spite of their reputation, the Stalin tanks emerged from a troubled design, had a brief moment of glory in 1944 and 1945, and disappeared in ignominy after 1960. This book covers the events contributing to the Soviet Union's need to design the new series, with particular reference to the unsuccessful KV series and the advent of a new generation of heavy German tanks including the Tiger.

Alongside illustrations throughout, Steven J. Zaloga covers their development, operational history and myriad variants.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 48
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781849086271
• Artikelnr.: 38359251

Autorenporträt

Steven J Zaloga is a senior analyst for Teal Group Corp, an aerospace consulting firm. He has published numerous books and articles dealing with modern military technology, especially armoured vehicle development. His main area of interest is military affairs in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe in the Second World War, and he has also written extensively on American armoured forces.

Peter Sarson has produced graphic cutaways for many armoured vehicle publications, and is regarded as one of the world's great illustrators of military vehicles. Peter lives and works in Dorset.

Inhaltsangabe

Developmental History
Operational History
Post War History
Stalin Tanks in Foreign Service
Variants
Variants in Foreign Service