Overview

Armor expert Zaloga enters the battle over the best tanks of World War II with this heavy-caliber blast of a book armed with more than forty years of research. * Provocative but fact-based rankings of the tanks that fought the Second World War* Breaks the war into eight periods and declares Tanker's Choice and Commander's Choice for each* Champions include the German Panzer IV and Tiger, Soviet T-34, American Pershing, and a few surprises* Compares tanks' firepower, armor protection, and mobility as well as dependability, affordability, tactics, training, and overall combat performance* Relies on extensive documentation from archives, government studies, and published sources--much of which has never been published in English before* Supported by dozens of charts and diagrams and hundreds of photos

Full Product Details

9780811714372

Table of Contents

Reviews

With a host of supporting data included in the text and the data tables, along with the support of lots of archive photos ... He provides a lot of food for thought, and a lot of information that can fuel the debate for many years to come yet. * Military Model Scene 11/01/2016 *

Author Information

Steven Zaloga, an internationally recognized military historian, has written numerous books on the vehicles and campaigns of World War II, including Armored Champion (978-0-8117-1437-2), Armored Thunderbolt (978-0-8117-0424-3), Armored Attack 1944 (978-0-8117-0769-5), Armored Victory 1945 (978-0-8117-0771-8), and The Devila (TM)s Garden (978-0-8117-1228-6). He has appeared in programs on PBS and The Military Channel. He lives near Baltimore, Maryland.

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available