Antitank Warfare

by Grigory Biryukov, G. Melnikov

Intended for a wide range of military readers, this book discusses, on the basis of materials published in the Soviet and foreign press, the main principles of fighting tanks and other armored vehicles in various operations. Originally published in the Soviet Union, it offers a brief analysis of the past development and prospects of armored fighting vehicles and gives a historical survey of the struggle against tanks; it also describes the modern weapons, organization and methods of antitank warfare.

160 pages, Paperback

Published August 15, 2002

About the author

Major General of Artillery Grigory Fedorovich Biryukov ( Григорий Федорович Бирюков ).

Candidate of Military Sciences, Associate Professor, Major General of Artillery, retired, in December 1941 acting Chief of Staff of Artillery of the 331st Infantry Division.