T-34 - URSS: libri - storia e modelli

T-34 Tank Manual (1940 to date) : An insight into the design, construction and operation (Haynes Military Manual)

Il carro armato sovietico T-34 fu il più prodotto della Seconda Guerra Mondiale e la sua rivoluzionaria corazza inclinata influenzò profondamente la progettazione dei carri armati successivi. Grazie alla sua combinazione di elevata potenza di fuoco, mobilità e protezione, il T-34 fornì all'Armata Rossa un'arma decisiva per sconfiggere l'esercito tedesco sul fronte orientale.

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Pilastro delle divisioni corazzate sovietiche, fu ampiamente esportato dopo la guerra e nel 2017 è ancora in servizio di prima linea in molti paesi del terzo mondo.
L'autore Mark Healy combina un esame tecnico dettagliato del T-34 con la sua leggendaria storia bellica.

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T-34-85 Medium Tank 1944-1994 (Osprey)

Il carro armato T-34-85 è una di quelle rare armi rimaste in servizio per oltre mezzo secolo. Introdotto per la prima volta nel 1944, ha visto combattimenti in quasi ogni angolo del globo.
Steven Zaloga e Jim Kinnear esaminano a fondo questo carro armato di lunga data. Sebbene obsoleto da tempo in Europa, si è dimostrato un'arma affidabile ed efficace in molti conflitti del Terzo Mondo ed è tuttora in servizio presso oltre una dozzina di eserciti in tutto il mondo.

Indice: Progettazione e sviluppo - Storia operativa - Varianti - Miglioramenti alla produzione a fine guerra - All'interno del T-34-85 - Modifiche del dopoguerra - Varianti di supporto tecnico - Il T-34-85 in combattimento nel dopoguerra.

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Designing The T-34 - Genesis of the Revolutionary Soviet Tank

When the German army launched Operation Barbarossa - the invasion of the Soviet Union - on June 22, 1941, it was expecting to face and easily defeat outdated and obsolete tanks and for the most part it did, but it also received a nasty shock when it came up against the T-34.

With its powerful gun and sloped armour, the T-34 was more than a match for the best German tanks at that time and the Germans regarded it with awe. German Field Marshal von Kleist, who commanded the latter stages of Barbarossa, called it 'the finest tank in the world'.

Using original wartime documents author and historian Peter Samsonov, creator of the Tank Archives blog, explains how the Soviets came to develop what was arguably the war's most revolutionary tank design.

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Panther vs T-34 - Ukraine 1943 (Osprey)

Robert A Forczyk provides a riveting and intense description of the design and development of these two deadly opponents, the Panther and the T-34, analyzing their strengths and weaknesses and describing their tactics, weaponry and training. Moreover he gives an insight into the lives of the tank crews themselves, who were caught up in the largest land conflict of World War II, in some of the most important engagements in the history of warfare.
Innovative digital artwork and first-person perspectives place the reader in the midst of a duel between the titans of the Soviet and German armed forced in a ruthless and relentless death match that would determine the war on the Eastern Front and, indeed, the fate of Nazi Germany.

Contents: Introduction - Chronology - Design and development - The Strategic Situation - Technical Specifications - The Combatants - Combat - Statistics and analysis - Aftermath - Bibliography.

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T-34 - An Illustrated History of Stalin's Greatest Tank

The T-34 was one of the most remarkable tanks of the Second World War. Although the Red Army suffered continual heavy tank losses, the rugged and reliable T-34 was an immense success story and was ultimately instrumental in turning the tide of the war.

This photographic history follows the story of this exceptional armoured vehicle from its disastrous first action during Operation Barbarossa to its miraculous defence of Moscow, its envelopment of the Axis forces at Stalingrad and victory at Kursk, and finally, the advance to the gates of Warsaw then on to Berlin.

Packed with a wealth of images, including rare archive photographs and photographs of surviving examples, this is an extraordinary record of both the tank and its personnel. The accompanying text features an in-depth technical evaluation outlining the differences in the myriad of models, including detailed plans of each type, alongside a gripping breakdown of the tank's entire operational history.

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T-34 - The Red Army's Legendary Medium Tank (Images of War)

It could be said that the T-34 was the tank that won the Second World War. In total 57,000 were produced between 1941 and 1945. Stalin's tank factories outstripped Hitler's by a factor of three to one, and production of the T-34 also exceeded that of the famed American M4 Sherman.

Not only did this output swamp German panzer production, the T-34 was a robust no frills war-winning design - easy to manufacture and reliable. Its sloping armour was innovative at the time and its wide tracks suited it to off-road warfare.
Crucially it required little maintenance in comparison to German tanks, and its chassis was used as the basis for a range of assault guns, the SU-85, SU-100 and SU-122.

Anthony Tucker-Jones's photographic history of this exceptional armoured vehicle follows its story through the course of the war, from its combat debut against the Wehrmacht during Operation Barbarossa, through the Red Army's defeats and retreats of 1941 and 1942 to the tide-turning victories at Stalingrad and Kursk and on through the long, rapid Soviet advance across Ukraine and Byelorussia to Berlin.

As well as a range of rare archive photographs and photographs of a surviving example of the T-34, the book features specially commissioned colour illustrations.

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T-34 : Russia's Armoured Spearhead (Tank Craft)

Von Kleist, one of Hitler s best panzer leaders, described the T-34 as The finest tank in the world. There could have been no finer accolade from a commander whose panzer divisions experienced the full fury of its devastating attacks on the Eastern Front.

Without doubt, the T-34 was one of the best tanks of all time, and in this volume in the TankCraft series Robert Jackson tells its story. He describes its conception in the 1930s, its development during the Second World War, and its post-war deployment to over thirty countries within the Soviet sphere of influence.

His book is an excellent reference work for the modeller, providing details of available kits, together with artworks showing the colour schemes applied to the T-34 by its operators throughout the world. Photographs, many in colour, illustrate the T-34 in action and there is a section dealing with the range of armoured vehicles that were built using the T-34 chassis.

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T-34 on the Battlefield (2)

"T-34 on the battlefield 2" is Neil Stokes' second on this Russian tank for PeKo Publishing. 105 large-format black & white photos, primarily from private sources. Perfect for the model-maker! The book covers all types of T-34 tanks used in World War 2.

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T-34 vs StuG III - Finland 1944 (Osprey)

In the summer of 1944, the Red Army staged a massive armoured assault up the Karelian Isthmus with the intent of eliminating any remaining German and Finnish forces facing the Leningrad region.
Most of the Soviet units sent into Finland were new to the region, moving mainly from the fighting in the Leningrad area. As a result, some had the latest types of Soviet equipment including the new T-34-85 tank, fielded alongside the older T-34-76.

Germany refused to sell the Finns new tanks without a reinforced military alliance, but in 1943 began selling them a few dozen StuG III assault guns. This made the StuG III battalion the most modern and powerful element of the Finnish armoured division, and it saw very extensive combat in the June-July summer battles.
Featuring specially commissioned artwork and an array of archive photographs, this is the absorbing story of the parts played by Soviet and Finnish armour in the epic battles in Finland during June and July 1944.

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T-34/76 Medium Tank 1941-45 (Osprey)

The T-34 was the most influential tank design of World War 2. When first introduced into combat in the summer of 1941, it represented a revolutionary leap forward in tank design. Its firepower, armour protection and mobility were superior to that of any other medium tank of the period. This superiority did not last long. While the T-34 underwent a series of incremental improvements during 1943, it was being surpassed by new German tank designs, most notably the Panther.

This title traces the life of the original T-34 through all its difficulties to eventual success.

Contents: Design and Development - Operational History - The German reaction - the Panther - The Battle of the Factories - Universal Tank - Inside the T-34 - Variants.

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T-34-85 After WW2 - Camouflage & Markings 1946-2016

The Russian T-34 was possibly the best medium tank of World War Two, and was a major influence on all subsequent tank designs. It served in huge numbers with the Soviet Army and its allies, and was also used by their enemies!

This book continues the story of the T-34-85, this time in post-war service. Information is included about post-war production in the USSR, and licensed versions made in Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and Poland.
A brief summary of the T-34's involvement in conflicts and active service up to 2016 is given.

The most important part of the book describes the camouflage and markings of T-34-85s in service around the world. There are more than 40 especially commissioned colour profiles, and over 150 black-and-white and colour photographs, many never previously published.

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T-34-85 vs M26 Pershing - Korea 1950 (Osprey)

A hotly-debated topic amongst tank buffs is of the relative merits of the Soviet and American tanks of World War II. Using recently revealed documents, Steven Zaloga sheds light on the crucial tank battles of the Korean War as the rival superpowers' finest tanks battled for supremacy.
The Soviet-equipped North Korean Peoples Army initially dominated the battlefield with the seemingly unstoppable T34-85. As US tank battalions hastily arrived throughout the late summer and early autumn of 1950, the M26 Pershing took the fight to North Korea with increasing success.

Contents: Introduction - Design and development - Technical Specifications - The Combatants - Combat - Statistics and Analysis - Conclusion - Further Reading.

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T 34 - Russlands Standard-Panzer im 2. Weltkrieg

Il T-34 fu il carro armato più prodotto della Seconda Guerra Mondiale. Quando fu impiegato dall'Unione Sovietica nel 1941, superò in prestazioni tutti i carri armati nemici.
Anche rispetto ai modelli tedeschi più recenti, la sua elevata quantità fece la differenza. Dopo la guerra, versioni modernizzate furono fornite ai paesi del Patto di Varsavia.

In questo libro illustrato, Wolfgang Fleischer ripercorre l'intera storia del T-34: la sua progettazione, lo sviluppo, la tecnologia e l'impiego durante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale.
Il libro attinge agli archivi russi e traccia un ritratto completo di questo carro armato iconico.

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