28 October 2018
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The Soviet T-54 tank book from Osprey
Osprey is to release a highly illustrated study of the T-54 Main Battle Tank and its variants that formed the backbone of the Soviet Army during the years of the Cold War.
The menacing silhouette of the T-54 tank prowling down streets of Eastern European capitals or roaring across fields in massive exercises remains one of the most enduring images of Soviet power in the early years of the Cold War. Its sleek and unmistakable shape was a warning to any nation that wanted to stand against the USSR.
Yet all of this masked a flawed, outdated design, and when T-54s began to clash with the Western armoured vehicles in proxy wars in Southeast Asia and the Middle East, they were found to be on the losing side of many of the battles.
Containing over 500 stunning contemporary and modern photographs, as well as specially-commissioned artwork, and written by two experts on Soviet armour, this authoritative book tells the complete story of the T-54, one of the most widely produced tanks of all time.
SOVIET T-54 MAIN BATTLE TANK
- James Kinnear & Stephen L. Sewell
- Release date: 29 November 2018
- 978-1-4728-3330-3
- £25.00
- Published by Osprey Publishing
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