| T-34 Vs StuG III: Finland 1944 Contributor(s): Zaloga, Steven J. (Author), Chasemore, Richard (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1472832353 ISBN-13: 9781472832351 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $19.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Military - Weapons - History | Military - Vehicles |
| Series: Duel |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 7.1" W x 9.7" (0.60 lbs) 80 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - Russia - Cultural Region - Scandinavian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Written by a noted authority, this fully illustrated book pits the StuG III assault gun in Finnish hands against the Soviet T-34-85 tank in the bitter armored clashes in Finland at the height of World War II. Featuring specially commissioned artwork and an array of archive photographs, T-34 vs StuG III is the absorbing story of the parts played by Soviet and Finnish armor in the epic battles in Finland during June and July 1944. In the summer of 1944, the Red Army staged a massive armored 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, they had the latest types of Soviet equipment including the new T-34-85 tank. 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 armored division, and it saw very extensive combat in the June-July summer battles. |
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. |