Description
Book SynopsisAn authoritative history of the Red Army''s armored cars, the quick and maneuverable vehicles which were used in conflicts ranging from the Spanish Civil War to the occupation of Poland.
The armored car has an important place in the early history of Soviet armored fighting vehicles (AFVs)--they were the most important AFV during the Russian Civil War and figured prominently in the mechanization of the Red Army that began in late 1929. The 1930s saw the development and production of a wide variety of armored cars, which were used extensively in Soviet conflicts from then on. They saw service in the Spanish Civil War, in the 1939 Manchurian conflict with Japan, in the occupation of the Baltic states, and the invasion of Poland and Finland. Although many of its armored cars were lost in the early months following the German invasion in June 1941, Russia continued with its armored car development program, and the final model, the BA-64, was accepted for service in 1942 w
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Full of detail from the mechanics to the weapons and the tactics, this work has something for all interests from modellers to military enthusiasts. * GunMart *
Table of Contents
Early Developments Stalin and the First Five-Year Plan Armoured Car Types Armoured Cars in Action Epilogue and Post-War Selected Bibliography Index
