Panzer 38(t) vs BT-7: Barbarossa 1941

by Steven J. Zaloga, Jim Laurier (Illustrator)

Overview

The tank battles in the Soviet Union during the summer of 1941 were the largest in World War II, exceeding even the more famous Prokhorovka encounter during the Kursk campaign. Indeed, they were the largest tank battles ever fought.
This book examines two evenly matched competitors in this conflict, the German Panzer 38(t) and the Soviet BT-7. Both were of similar size, armed with guns of comparable firepower, and had foreign roots – the Panzer 38(t) was a Czechoslovak design and the BT-7 was an evolution of the American Christie tank. With full-colour artwork and archive and present-day photography, this absorbing study assesses the strengths and limitations of these two types against the wider background of armoured doctrine in the opening stages of Operation Barbarossa.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472817150
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	04/07/2017
Series:	Duel , #78
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	80
File size:	20 MB
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About the Author

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.

Jim Laurier is a native of New England and lives in New Hampshire. He has been commissioned to paint for the US Air Force and has aviation paintings on permanent display at the Pentagon.
Steven J. Zaloga is a senior analyst for Teal Group Corp., an aerospace consulting firm, where he covers missile and drone technology as well as international arms transfers for clients in the aerospace industry and the government. He served for more than two decades as an adjunct staff member with the Strategy, Forces, and Resources division of the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think-tank, retiring in 2021. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and history, including NVG 294 Allied Tanks in Normandy 1944 and NVG 283 American Guided Missiles of World War II. He currently lives in Maryland, USA.
Jim Laurier is a native of New England and lives in New Hampshire. He attended Paier School of Art in Hamden, Connecticut, from 1974–78, and since graduating with Honours, he has been working professionally in the field of Fine Art and Illustration. He has been commissioned to paint for the US Air Force and has aviation paintings on permanent display at the Pentagon.

Table of Contents

IntroductionChronologyDesign and DevelopmentTechnical SpecificationThe Strategic SituationThe CombatantsCombatStatistics and AnalysisAftermathFurther ReadingIndex

Editorial Reviews

If you own one the previous releases in the Duel series, you know what you are getting. If this is your initial entry into this series, you will be quite pleased. Highly recommended!” —IPMS/USA

“Highly recommended.” —AMPS

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