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Military vehicles - USSR / Russia (since 1945): books

A book on armoured vehicles from the Soviet Union and Russia? Here are books on the history, technology and deployment of the Russian T-54, T-55, T-62, T-64, T-72, T-80, T-90 and T-14 Armata tanks and their derivatives.


Panzer der UdSSR & Russlands - seit 1945 (Typen-Kompass)

Im Zweiten Weltkrieg hatten die Sowjets mit dem T 34 den seinerzeit erfolgreichsten Kampfpanzer vorgestellt. An diesen Standard wollten sie nach 1945 anknüpfen.
Weil die Führung der UdSSR plante, im Konfliktfall mit der NATO die westeuropäischen Staaten mit massiven Panzervorstössen zu überrollen, baute sie ihre Panzerstreitkraft in den kommenden Jahrzehnten massiv aus.

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Alexander Lüdeke porträtiert alle wichtigen sowjetischen Panzermodelle, die seit 1945 bis zum Ende des Kalten Krieges gebaut wurden. Durch viele Abbildungen werden die Vorzüge, Nachteile und Besonderheiten der einzelnen Typen übersichtlich dokumentiert.

Author:Alexander Lüdeke
Specs:128 pages, 20.5 x 14 cm / 8.1 x 5.5 in, paperback
Illustrations:30 b&w and 78 colour photographs, 20 drawings
Publisher:Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2016)
Series:Typen-Kompass
EAN:9783613038660
Book: Panzer der UdSSR & Russlands - seit 1945 (Typen-Kompass)

Panzer der UdSSR & Russlands - seit 1945

Language: German

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Soviet Cold War Weaponry: Tanks and Armoured Vehicles

The T-54, T-62 and T-72 main battle tanks along with the personnel carriers, assault guns, self-propelled guns and anti-tank missiles that are illustrated in this photographic history represent the high point in the design and manufacture of armoured vehicles by the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
Although the superpowers never came to blows, the 'Cold War' was far from cold, as numerous 'hot' proxy wars were fought in Africa and the Middle East, and these conflicts employed the Soviet weaponry that is shown in action in the colour and black-and-white photographs selected for this book.

Between the 1950s and 1980s Soviet and Warsaw Pact countries produced thousands of tanks and armoured vehicles ready for the Third World War. They embarked on a technological arms race with the NATO allies in an attempt to counter each new piece of equipment as it appeared in service.
Much of this Soviet weaponry has achieved almost iconic status and, despite its age, remains in service with armies, guerrilla forces and terrorist organizations around the world today.

Author:Anthony Tucker-Jones
Specs:160 pages, 24.5 x 19 x 1.3 cm / 9.7 x 7.5 x 0.51 in, paperback
Illustrations:numerous b&w and colour photographs
Publisher:Pen & Sword Books Ltd (GB, 2015)
EAN:9781783032969
Book: Soviet Cold War Weaponry: Tanks and Armoured Vehicles

Soviet Cold War Weaponry: Tanks and Armoured Vehicles

Language: English

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NATO and Warsaw Pact Tanks of the Cold War

Led by the USA with Western European partners, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed in 1949 to counter the Soviet threat. In response the Soviet Union assembled and dominated the Warsaw Pact in 1954.
The mainstay of both alliances' groundforces were their main battle tanks (MBTs).

Initially both sides relied on Second World War MBTs; in NATO's case the Sherman medium tank and its successor the M26 Pershing together with the British Centurion and the heavy Conqueror.

The Soviets originally fielded the T-34-85 medium tank and the IS-2 and IS-3 heavy tank replaced by the T-10. Next came the T-54 followed by the T-55 and 155mm armed T-63 (1965). The final WP Cold War MBTs were the T-64, T-72 and T-80 all with 122mm main armament.

By contrast, NATO nations increasingly deployed a range of MBTs; the widely used American Patton series (M46 through M48), British Chieftain (1963) and Challenger (1982), French AMX-13 (1950) and AMX-30.
From 1963 the Bundeswehr was equipped with the homegrown Leopard 1 and 2. The US M60 series and M1 Abrams came into service from 1980.

These and more MBTs and variants are covered in expert detail in this superbly illustrated book.

Author:Michael Green
Specs:242 pages, 25.5 x 18 x 2.2 cm / 10 x 7.1 x 0.87 in, hardback
Illustrations:200 colour photographs
Publisher:Pen & Sword Books Ltd (GB, 2022)
EAN:9781399004312
Book: NATO and Warsaw Pact Tanks of the Cold War

NATO and Warsaw Pact Tanks of the Cold War

Language: English

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Modern Russian Tanks & AFVs (1990-Present) - Tanks, Self-Propelled Guns, APCs, IFVs

Created from what was left of the gigantic stockpiles of Soviet armoured fighting vehicles after the end of the Cold War, the Russian armoured forces were reorganized in the early 1990s. Ground forces were involved in a series of conflicts in border states, nationalistic insurrections of minorities following the end of the Soviet Union, and the lifting of its iron fist on these regions.
From Chechnya to the Crimea to the Ukraine, this book explores the main battle tanks, armoured fighting vehicles, armoured personnel carriers, self- propelled guns and missile-launching platforms in service since 1990.

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Organised by type and then alphabetically by manufacturer, the entries include the BMD-3, BMPT Terminator, T-90 and T-15 main battle tank, and their variants, as well as the Buk missile system.
Illustrated with expert colour profile artworks for each entry and completed with technical specifications, "Modern Russian Tanks & AFVs" is a detailed reference guide for modellers and enthusiasts with an interest in modern military technology.

Author:Stephen Hart, Russell Hart
Specs:128 pages, 21 x 15 x 2.2 cm / 8.25 x 5.9 x 0.87 in, hardback
Illustrations:numerous photographs and drawings
Publisher:Amber Books Ltd (GB, 2019)
EAN:9781782748694
Book: Modern Russian Tanks & AFVs (1990-Present) - Tanks, Self-Propelled Guns, APCs, IFVs

Modern Russian Tanks & AFVs (1990-Present) - Tanks, Self-Propelled Guns, APCs, IFVs

Language: English

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Combat Vehicles of Russia's Special Forces : Spetsnaz, airborne, Arctic and interior troops (Osprey)

Elite forces need elite vehicles. As Vladimir Putin has devoted effort and funds into modernising Russia's armed forces and turning them into an instrument geared not just for defending the Motherland but also projecting power beyond its borders, Russia has seen a growing emphasis on special and specialist forces.

Traditionally, the elite Spetsnaz commandos had to make do with regular vehicles or civilian-based 'technicals', not least to conceal their presence (or, indeed, very existence). Now, increasingly at the forefront of Russian power projection, the Spetsnaz are acquiring more capable, versatile vehicles, such as the paratroopers' BTR-D personnel carrier, and also experimenting with exotic, specialist new acquisitions, such as the Chaborz M-3 buggy and Yamaha Grizzly all-terrain vehicle.

The other elite branches of Russia's forces, such as the Arctic-warfare troops of the 200th Independent Motor Rifle Brigade, the paratroopers of the Air Assault Troops (VDV), the Naval Infantry, and the elite units of the security forces are also developing and fielding new vehicles for their specialist roles, from combat snowmobiles to urban-warfare vehicles.
From highly-mobile LMVs able to operate in the deserts of Syria, through dedicated fire-support vehicles such as the air-droppable Sprut-SD or the massive BMPT 'Terminator', to amphibious tanks and drone-equipped security trucks, these are the workhorses of Russia's special forces.

This study explores all these combat vehicles in detail, combining expert analysis from Russia expert Mark Galeotti with highly accurate full-colour illustrations and photographs.

Author:Mark Galeotti
Specs:48 pages, 24.5 x 18.5 x 0.7 cm / 9.7 x 7.3 x 0.28 in, paperback
Illustrations:40 b&w and colour photographs
Publisher:Osprey Publishing (GB, 2020)
Series:New Vanguard
EAN:9781472841834
Book: Combat Vehicles of Russia's Special Forces : Spetsnaz, airborne, Arctic and interior troops (Osprey)

Combat Vehicles of Russia's Special Forces : Spetsnaz, airborne, Arctic and interior troops

Language: English

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