| Armored Trains Contributor(s): Zaloga, Steven J. (Author), Bryan, Tony (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1846032423 ISBN-13: 9781846032424 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2008 Annotation: First seen during the American Civil War and later appearing in the Franco-Prussian War and the Anglo-Boer Wars, the armored train came to prominence on the Eastern Front during World War I. It was also deployed during the Russian Civil War and the technology traveled east into the Chinese Civil War, and the subsequent war with Japan. It saw service on the Russian Front in World War II, but was increasingly sidelined by its vulnerability to air attack. Steven J Zaloga examines the origins and development of the armored train focusing equally on the technical detail and on the fascinating story of how armored trains were actually used in combat. This title will appeal to armor, military history and railroad enthusiasts alike. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - General - Transportation | Railroads - History - History | Military - World War Ii |
| Dewey: 623.633 |
| Series: New Vanguard |
| Physical Information: 0.14" H x 7.2" W x 8.86" (0.36 lbs) 48 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Zaloga, Steven J.: - Steven J. Zaloga received his BA in History from Union College and his MA from Columbia University. He has worked as an analyst in the aerospace industry for over two decades, covering missile systems and the international arms trade, and has served with the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think tank. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and military history, with an accent on the US Army in World War II as well as Russia and the former Soviet Union. |