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Soviet Tank Units 1939–45 Identification Guide
Soviet Tank Units 1939–45 Identification Guide
Author: David Porter
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David Porter's Soviet Tank Units 1939–45: Identification Guide presents a campaign‑by‑campaign survey of Red Army armoured fighting vehicles on the Eastern Front, tracing development and deployment from the 1941 German invasion through the defence of Moscow, Stalingrad, Kharkov and Kursk, Operation Bagration and the final offensives into Berlin, Vienna and Budapest in 1945. Organised chronologically, it pairs vehicle‑by‑vehicle identification with sample unit structures and orders of battle (company to corps), showing how Soviet tanks, self‑propelled guns, light vehicles and numerous Lend‑Lease AFVs were employed and adapted across key campaigns, offering operational and organisational context for historians and enthusiasts.
Compact and highly illustrated, the guide contains approximately 250 full‑colour artworks and photographs, colour plates and side‑views, exhaustive specifications and technical data tables, unit identification diagrams and marking/insignia charts, plus concise identification entries tailored to military researchers, modellers and WWII vehicle enthusiasts; published by Amber Books in the Essential Identification Guide series (Author: David Porter; ISBN 9781782749479).
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Title / Author / Series
Soviet Tank Units 1939–45: Identification Guide
Author: David Porter
Publisher: Amber Books / Amber Books Ltd
Series: Essential Identification Guide (tank / AFV reference series)
ISBN-13: 9781782749479
Type of Book
Military history reference
Technical identification guide
Equipment / weapons reference
World War II armored fighting vehicle guide
Chronological Scope
1939–1945
Second World War
Early war Soviet armor
Mid-war Soviet armor
Late war Soviet armor
Main Nations / Sides
USSR (Soviet Union)
Red Army
Allies
Theaters of War
Eastern Front (primary operational theater for Soviet tank units in WWII)
Military Focus / Branch
Armored forces
Tank forces
Soviet tank units
Armored formations (brigades, corps, armies) of the Red Army
Mechanized forces
Operations and Campaigns (contextual within 1939–45 Soviet tank usage)
Weapons and Vehicles (Soviet tanks and AFVs discussed and illustrated)
Soviet light tanks (general category)
Soviet medium tanks (general category)
Soviet heavy tanks (general category)
Soviet self-propelled guns / assault guns (general category)
Armored fighting vehicles (AFVs)
Tanks and armored vehicles of the Red Army 1939–45
Vehicle markings and unit insignia (visual identification)
Content Characteristics / Visual Material
Illustrated reference
Approx. 250 full-color artworks
Photographs of Soviet tanks and units
Color plates and side views
Technical data tables (exhaustive specifications)
Unit identification diagrams
Marking and insignia charts
Structure and Approach
Concise unit-by-unit coverage (Soviet tank units 1939–45)
Vehicle-by-vehicle identification entries
Specifications: armament, armor, performance (as per “exhaustive specifications” description)
Audience / Use
World War II researchers
Armored warfare historians
Military vehicle enthusiasts
Scale modelers
Reenactors and wargamers (using unit/vehicle identification)
Themes and Topics
Soviet armored warfare (equipment-focused)
Tank unit organization (Soviet, WWII era)
Vehicle identification and markings
Soviet tank development 1939–45 (as reflected in unit service)
Comparative specifications of Soviet armored vehicles
World War II tank recognition
Military technology in WWII
Book Condition: New
Book Condition: New
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