Stalin's Armour, 1941-1945: Soviet Tanks at War

by Anthony Tucker-Jones

Book Overview

Stalin's purge of army officers in the late 1930s and disputes about tank tactics meant that Soviet armored forces were in disarray when Hitler invaded in 1941. As a result, during Operation Barbarossa, the Wehrmacht's 3,200 panzers ran circles round the Red Army's tank force of almost 20,000 - thousands of Soviet tanks were disabled or destroyed.

Yet within two years of this disaster the Red Army's tank arm had regained its confidence and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526777932
• ISBN13: 9781526777935
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"