| Kv-1 & 2 Heavy Tanks 1939-45 Contributor(s): Zaloga, Steven J. (Author), Sarson, Peter (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1855324962 ISBN-13: 9781855324961 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1996 Annotation: Named after Klimenti Voroshilov, the People's Commissar for Defence, the KVs proved a nasty surprise for German tank crews during the early days of Operation Barbarossa. Although slow, they were extremely heavily armoured. This volume examines the transition from multi-turreted tanks to heavy single-turret vehicles, consisting of the KV-1 and 2, and the increased favour given to the heavy single-turret after the Germans began to develop ammunition capable of penetrating even the thickest armour, whilst detailing the design, development and operational history of the Soviet Union's monstrous KV series of tanks. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Military - Weapons |
| Dewey: 623 |
| Series: New Vanguard |
| Physical Information: 0.15" H x 7.24" W x 9.78" (0.36 lbs) 48 pages |
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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. |