{"product_id":"9781472833303","title":"Soviet T-54 Main Battle Tank","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eSoviet T-54 Main Battle Tank\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): James Kinnear, Stephen Sewell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe menacing silhouette of the T-54 tank prowling down streets of Eastern European capitals or roaring across fields in massive exercises remains one of the most enduring images of Soviet power in the early years of the Cold War. Its sleek and unmistakable shape was a warning to any nation that wanted to stand against the USSR. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet all of this masked a flawed, outdated design, and when T-54s began to clash with the Western armored vehicles in proxy wars in Southeast Asia and the Middle East they were found to be on the losing side of many of the battles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContaining 130 stunning contemporary and modern photographs, and written by two experts on Soviet armor, this authoritative book tells the complete story of the T-54, one of the most widely produced tanks of all time, including many previously unheard of variants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If you’re remotely interested in the T-54, just like Russian armour anyway, or you just have an interest historically in the period, then I would hugely recommend this title to you. [...] This is an absolutely excellent title, definitely a must-have as far as armour modellers are concerned, and so it comes heartily recommended by me.\" - \u003ci\u003eGeoff Coughlin, Scale Modelling Now\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With high production standards, copious photos and inside details from Soviet sources, [\u003ci\u003eSoviet T-54\u003c\/i\u003e] is a great guide to one the Soviet Union's best tanks.\" - \u003ci\u003eThe Armourer, January 2019\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It’s going to become a military vehicle enthusiast’s standard reference work on the T-54. [...] If you are at all interested in Eastern Bloc armour - especially the T-54 - then you need to own this book.\" - \u003ci\u003eClassic Military Vehicle (January, 2019)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Recommended for the gunners and those amongst us interested in artillery.\" - \u003ci\u003eAMPS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781472833303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Osprey Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40698492747982,"sku":"9781472833303","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_2469693f-41af-44cf-88fa-2f2867522271.jpg?v=1640492150","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781472833303","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}