Spanish Civil War Tanks - The Proving Ground for Blitzkrieg

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext The tanks used during the Spanish Civil War are not often examined in any great detail, and are often labeled as little more than test vehicles in a convenient proving ground before World War II. But, with groundbreaking research, armor expert Steven J Zaloga has taken a fresh look at the tanks deployed in Spain, examining how future tanks and armored tactics were shaped and honed by the crews' experiences, and how Germany was able to benefit from these lessons while their Soviet opponents were not. Based on recently uncovered records of Soviet tankers in Spain and rare archival accounts, this book describes the various tanks deployed in Spain, including the PzKpfw I and the T-26.A truly ground-breaking new history of the tanks of the Spanish Civil War, which uses newly discovered archival material, specially commissioned artwork and photographs taken from the collection of Hitler's personal photographer. Zusammenfassung The tanks used during the Spanish Civil War are not often examined in any great detail, and are often labeled as little more than test vehicles in a convenient proving ground before World War II. But, with groundbreaking research, armor expert Steven J Zaloga has taken a fresh look at the tanks deployed in Spain, examining how future tanks and armored tactics were shaped and honed by the crews' experiences, and how Germany was able to benefit from these lessons while their Soviet opponents were not. Based on recently uncovered records of Soviet tankers in Spain and rare archival accounts, this book describes the various tanks deployed in Spain, including the PzKpfw I and the T-26. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction · Design and development · Operational History...

Product details

• Authors: Steven Zaloga, Steven J Zaloga, Steven J. Zaloga, Zaloga Steven J.
• Assisted by: Tony Bryan (Illustration), Bryan Tony (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.08.2010
• EAN: 9781846035128
• ISBN: 978-1-84603-512-8
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 239 mm x 5 mm
• Series: New Vanguard; New Vanguard
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, HISTORY / Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), HISTORY / Military / Vehicles, Military vehicles, Warfare & defence, Modern warfare, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), 1936–1939 (Spanish Civil War period), Civil wars, Land forces and warfare, HISTORY / Military / Vehicles / Land, HISTORY / Military / Land Forces, HISTORY / Military / Civil Wars