Modern Soviet armor: Combat vehicles of the USSR and Warsaw Pact today

by Steven J. Zaloga

270 illustrations including 16 in full color 88 pages

88 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1979

About the author

Steven Zaloga is an author and defense analyst known worldwide for his articles and publications on military technology.  He has written over a hundred books on military technology and military history, including “Armored Thunderbolt: The US Army Sherman in World War II”, one of the most highly regarded histories of the Sherman Tank.  His books have been translated into Japanese, German, Polish, Czech, Romanian, and Russian. He was a special correspondent for Jane’s Intelligence Review and is on the executive board of the Journal of Slavic Military Studies and the New York Military Affairs Symposium. From 1987 through 1992, he was the writer/producer for Video Ordnance Inc., preparing their TV series Firepower.  He holds a BA in history from Union College and an MA in history from Columbia University.

Mr. Zaloga is also a noted scale armor modeler and is a host/moderator of the World War II Allied Discussion group at Missing-Lynx.com, a modelling website. He is a frequent contributor to the UK-based modeling magazine Military Modelling. He is a member of the Armor Modeling and Preservation Society.

Reviews

[Sleepy Boy]

Good small volume on Modern Soviet vehicles, from MBT's to scout vehicles. I enjoyed the black drawn profiles of the vehicles. Due to its publication year this book only goes up to the T-72, and it has only a small amount of information on it. Interesting book for those interested in Cold War Russian armor.