T-64 Battle Tank: The Cold War’s Most Secret Tank: 223 (New Vanguard) - Softcover

Zaloga, Steven J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 147280628X ISBN 13: 9781472806284

Publisher: Osprey Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

The T-64 tank was the most revolutionary design of the whole Cold War, designed to provide the firepower and armor protection of a heavy tank in a medium-weight design. It pioneered a host of sophisticated new technologies including laminate armor, stereoscopic tank rangefinders, opposed-piston engines, smooth-bore tank guns with discarding sabot ammunition, and gun-fired guided projectiles. These impressive features meant that the Russians were loath to part with the secrets of the design, and the T-64 was the only Soviet tank type of the Cold War that was never exported. Written by an armor expert, this detailed technical history sheds light on the secrets behind the Cold War's most controversial tank, revealing how its highly advanced technologies proved to be both a blessing and a curse.

About this title

Book Description:

An in-depth study of the T-64 Battle Tank, the Soviet Union's most secret and controversial Cold War weapon.

About the Author:

Steven J. Zaloga received his BA in History from Union College and his MA from Columbia University. He has worked as an analyst in the aerospace industry for over two decades, covering missile systems and the international arms trade, and has served with the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think tank. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and military history, with an accent on the US Army in World War II as well as Russia and the former Soviet Union.

About this edition

• Publisher: Osprey Publishing
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 147280628X
• ISBN 13: 9781472806284
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 48
• Illustrator: Palmer Ian