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T-54 and T-55 Main Battle Tanks 1944-2004

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: New Vanguard - Tanks - Japanese, Israeli & Russian

MSRP old price: $20.00


Product Info

Title
T-54 and T-55 Main Battle Tanks 1944-2004
Publisher
Category
Author
Steven Zaloga
Publish Year
2004
Pages
48
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147397793
MFG. Part #
OSPNVG102
Type
Softcover
Series
NVG102

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 Soviet 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.