This is the definitive study of British light tanks of the Second World War. The author draws upon a vast and comprehensive body of archival information and research to explore their technical characteristics and combat performance. The title...
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The Red Army suffered such catastrophic losses of armour in the summer of 1941 that they begged Britain and the United States to send tanks. The first batches arrived in late 1941, just in time to take part in the defence of Moscow. The supplies of...
The Messerschmitt Bf 109 was one of the truly world class piston-engined fighters of World War II. This reputation rests largely with the E and F variants, which bore the brunt of the Luftwaffe's most important operations in World War II and shot...
From the nascent days of the Spanish Civil War to the desperate, final defence of the stricken Reich, the Messerchmitt Bf 109 was the Luftwaffe's signature fighter. From the very beginning of its combat career it came to symbolize what could be...
The Soviet Navy that faced the German onslaught in 1941 boasted a mixture of modern warships, often built with foreign technical assistance, and antiquated warships from the Tsarist era that were modernised for the conflict.
Some Soviet naval...
Производство бронетранспортеров началось в СССР только после Второй мировой войны. На смену первенцам, бронетранспортерам БТР-40 и...
Появление сверхзвукового истребителя-перехватчика МиГ-31 стало для Советского Союза настоящим противоядием против угроз с воздуха...
Entering service in the early 1960s, the M60 tank was in production for 23 years and formed the backbone of US Army and Marine armoured units during the Cold War. Over 15,000 were built in four basic models: the M60, M60A1, M60A2, and the M60A3....
Военная история, Военное дело, военная техника и вооружение
Бронеавтомобиль «Остин». Предтеча бронетанковых войск России
История бронетанковых войск нашей страны начиналась не с танков — у ее истоков стояли бронированные автомобили. Они появились в...
В книге в общих чертах описано устройство артиллерийских орудий, снарядов, а также приборов наблюдения и управления артиллерийским...