Russian Tanks of World War II (Technical Guides): 1939–1945

'Russian Tanks of World War II' is a full colour, highly illustrated guide to the armoured fighting vehicles used by the Red Army during the conflict from it's inception to it's conclusion.All of the most famous vehicles of the period such as the T-34, KV-1, and IS series of tanks, are of course covered, but there are also chapters on the many variations of self propelled guns used by the Russians like the SU-85 and ISU-122, as well as much more obscure oddities like the T-18 light tank, every variation of the T-26 tank, T-37 Amphibious tank, T-24 Medium tank, A-20 (prototype to the T-34), and even a chapter covering the various vehicles provided to the Russians by the UK and U.S under the 'lend-lease' program, such as the M4 Sherman, Churchill, Stuart, and Valentine.Each vehicle entry is accompanied by full colour illustrations with authentic markings and colour schemes, as well as a smattering of black and white photography, a brief design and operational history, as well as technical specifications including information such as crew capacity, dimensions, weight, speed, range, armament, and years produced.In the rear of the book is contained chapters on specifications and data, including a comparison of tank profiles, more detailed entries on guns and armaments, causes of T-34 tank losses, information on Soviet tank production and strength, and information of lend-lease arrivals.In terms of complaints the only one I would make is that the book is a lot smaller than I expected - a little larger than A5 in size - and as such a little expensive if you pay the full cover price of nearly £15 (which I didn't).Overall however what you have here is one of the most definitive guides you will be able to find for the source material in question.

Wanted this fir model camouflage.its well layed out and has full range of vehicles with various camouflage. Pictures are excellent

Excellent

Excellent reference text for model making

A handy reference for Soviet armour. Well illustrated, with enough information to satisfy most readers.

Great detail on all Soviet tanks and variants of the period, as well as tables on production numbers and losses and the like. My only gripe is I expected the book to be physically larger - the small format means the text is very small and the detail on many of the images is lost.

Well presented book with loads of detailed colour prints. Ideal guide for the scale modeler who likes to paint authentic cam colours.

Its not perfect, more a coffee table book for treadheads. That said, you get a great deal of info for your money, even if it is generally cursory. It is a book that gives you a broad overview of Soviet tank designs, rather than details on a specific type.