Description
Book SynopsisA highly illustrated study of the T-55 Main Battle Tank and its variants that formed the backbone of the Soviet Army during the years of the Cold War.
The T-55 is one of the most iconic weapons created by the Soviets during the Cold War and also one of the most widely deployed weapons in history. Like its younger brother, the T-54, the T-55 enjoyed a long career in the Red Army and even into the early days of the reformed Russian Army. Under their control it saw very little combat use or deployments, but it was widely sold to other nations and participated in many of the wars and combat operations from the mid-1960s to the present. The T-55 has been employed in almost every conflict in the Middle East and Africa from its introduction into service. Even today the tank is still employed by both sides in the Syrian Civil War, and they are also in service with Kurdish forces in the struggle against ISIS in the northern part of Iraq.
Containing 150 stunning contempo
Table of Contents
Introduction Chapter One: Leonid Kartsev Chapter Two: Development of the T-55 Tank Chapter Three: Description of the T-55 and its Variants Chapter Four: Derivatives of the T-55 Tank Family Chapter Five: Combat Use of the T-55 Tank Appendices Bibliography Index
