Germany used many types of Russian battle tanks captured during WWII, and this book gives an accurate account in both photographs and text.

More than any other tank of WWII, the German Tiger tank instilled fear in the hearts of Allied soldiers when it entered a battlefield. With almost inpenetrable armor and a highly accurate 88mm main gun, they earned the respect they were rightly given. With a combat weight of over sixty tons, these tanks were among the most massive in the war, easily able to destroy any Allied tanks they encountered. This book will take an inside look at the brute force design of the TigerI tank, built with the largest pieces of plate armor that could be made. Learn first-hand how this formidable weapon was used in battle from the German soldiers that fought in them and the Allied soldiers that fought against them. Then climb on board the TigerII, the best-armed and best-protected tank Of the WWII. See what it is like to ride into battle with a German crew and hunt the Allied tanks such as the American Shermans and Soviet T-34s.

Developed during the 1930s in contravention to the Treaty of Versailles, German tanks, along with the panzer units that operated them, were counted among the most feared conventional weapons of World War II. The story of German tank evolution, firsthand accounts of savage tank battles, tank comparisons, explanations of roles, and detailed armor and armament specifications combine with modern and rare period color photography to reveal the stories behind Germany's light armored support vehicles, light and medium Panzer tanks, and the behemoth Tiger tanks.

Firsthand accounts of the German commanders who planned and executed the largest tank battle in history.
The battle of Kursk, fought in the summer of 1943, involved six thousand German and Soviet armored vehicles, making it the biggest tank battle of all time and possibly the largest battle of any kind. Students of military history have long recognized the importance of Kursk, also known as "Operation Citadel," and there have been several serious studies of the battle. Yet, the German view of the battle has been largely ignored.

The book yells of the difficult birth of tht whole new weapon. From the schemes and plans of the mid-nineteenth century to the introduction of the first tanks into service and their baptism of fire, it is a fascinating and well-researched story.
That the tank woud go on to become an important feature in WWII and up to the present was far from certain in its early days.
Renowned tank authority David Fletcher tells the full story of the early British tanks in this very welcome addition to the Crowood armour series.

Jane's Armour and Artillery provides you with information essential for recognition, procurement and threat assessment relating to the world's armour and artillery systems that are currently in use or under development. Each entry includes accurate and reliable details of development, description, variants, specifications, status and manufacturer, complete with photographs and/or line diagrams to aid identification.
This part of Jane's Armour and Artillery includes Main battle, medium and light tanks.

This outstanding history is packed with modern color photography of World War II's best-known tanks. Among the armored fighting vehicles covered are the legendary M4 Sherman, the most famous tank of WWII; the Churchill and Cromwell, which battled their way from Normandy to Hamburg; the Russian T-34, triumphant over the Germans from Stalingrad to the streets of Berlin; and the M60 Patton and Super Sherman, which saw fierce fighting in the Middle East. The collection even includes a rare German Hetzer, a tank-destroyer which took its toll on Allied armor in the last months of the War.

Колесницы и боевые слоны – таковы далекие предшественники танка, появившегося сто лет назад и ставшего универсальным оружием войны, без которого сегодня немыслима ни одна армия.
Узнай из этой иллюстрированной книги об истории танкостроения и о танковых битвах, в которых решалась судьба и нашей армии.

В операции «Барбаросса» (вторжение в Советский Союз), начавшейся 22 июня 1941 года, были задействованы три группы армий, объединявшие не менее 120 дивизий, самое мощное сосредоточение сил Вермахта во Второй мировой войне. На правом крыле группировки войск, задуманной немецкими вождями, находилась группа армий «Юг», имевшая боевой задачей уничтожение советских сил на Украине к западу от Днепра. Острием копья этой армейской группировки являлась 1-я танковая группа Клейста (по имени своего командующего, генерал-полковника фон Клейста), состоявшая из пяти танковых, трех моторизованных и четырех пехотных дивизий, к которым позднее присоединились венгерские, итальянские и словацкие соединения. Эта устрашающая ударная сила сыграла решающую роль в захвате Украины.

Heavy tanks M6 and M6A(Technical manuals 9-721)

Свыше 500 цветных рисунков, черно-белые и цветные фотографии дают возможность познакомиться с различными образцами бронетанковой техники стран антигитлеровской коалиции, принимавшими участие во Второй Мировой войне. Столь богато иллюстрированное издание выходит впервые.

By the end of World War II, the dreaded Tiger tank had achieved almost mystical status. In this much-sought-after volume on the Wehrmacht's numbered Tiger units, Wolfgang Schneider tells--in pictures--the story of these renowned tanks. Hundreds of photos depict Tigers in all situations and terrain, and a section of painstakingly detailed drawings brings the tanks to life in the metallic grays, snow whites, desert tans, and forest greens and browns that colored them. Modelers and buffs alike will delight in this impressive collection. An accompanying text lists units' combat strengths, equipment, commanders, and engagements.

In this follow-up to Tigers in Combat I (0811731715), Wolfgang Schneider turns his attention to the Tiger tanks of the Waffen-SS and the Wehrmacht's named units, such as the Gro_deutschland Division, Company Hummel, and Tiger Group Meyer. Based on actual combat diaries, the text provides the history of each unit, outlining strength, equipment, commanders, and engagements. But the heart of the book is the hundreds of photos, many of them rare, that show these tanks and their crews in action and at rest. Supplementing these are intricate color drawings that bring the Tigers to life and concentrate on markings, camouflage, and insignia. The book offers a stunning and unique look at the Tiger.

Chieftain was the British Army's first true main battle tank. Designed in the mid-'50s to replace the aging fleet of Conqueror and Centurion tanks, it became the mainstay of the Tank Corps until its replacement by the Challenger in the 1980s. Griffin covers the tank's full design and development history, specifications, variants and uses, and explains that the tank was undeserving of some of the negative publicity it drew during its operational lifetime.

The British Army's Challenger Main Battle Tank proved itself triumphantly in combat in Operation Desert Sabre - the '100-hour war' to liberate Kuwait in 1991. Presented here are 100 striking color photographs of Challenger tanks on maneuvers and in active service, including external and internal detail close-ups, accompanied by a fact-packed text.

Illustrated by over 180 photographs, contains all the great modern fighting vehicles, written in snappy and easily accessible style, includes main battle tanks and self-propelled guns, full specification table for each vehicle, all measurements in imperial and metric, features mine clearers and infantry fighting vehicles.

This book covers the history and development of America's longest service series of tanks, the Patton.
Tracing the post Korea era, Hunnicutt provides excellent detail of all prototypes, models and varients of the M-47, M-48 and M-60 series. The photos, line drawings and text fully explain the armament, suspension, hull, turret, automotive.

Настоящее издание представляет собой перевод оригинального английского издания "Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two", впервые опубликованного издательством Cassell. Этот классический энциклопедический справочник по танкам и другой бронетанковой технике Третьего рейха является результатом многолетнего тщательного исследования. Справочник включает свыше 1000 фотографий, глоссарий немецких технических терминов и их русский перевод, восемь приложений, охватывающих вооружение, боеприпасы, двигатели и другое оборудование.