ebooks T-72 Main Battle Tank 1974–93 (New Vanguard) by Steven J. Zaloga in History

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A good hard look at a tank that has seen lots of active serviceBy Paul LawrenceThe T-72 thoroughly deserves its edition of the New Vanguard series. Throughout the cold war it was a famous tank and since then has been seen in numerous engagements around the world. This Steven Zaloga penned overview with illustrations by Peter Sarson provides all the usual aspects of the series. We get a brief overview; a dry run through of the various variants and upgrades given to the weapon; tedious nomenclature and an overview on how the weapon performed in combat. This latter is particularly interesting in this case given the T-72 was so prevalent in a number of the more highly regarded Iraqi units during Operation Desert Storm.Modellers are always well served by these books as they are full of black and white photographs from various angles and of various marks of the weapons at hand and this instalment is no exception. The colour plates and the cutaway drawing are also useful in this regard as they provide excellent inspiration for the modeller casting about for a guide to their own paintjobs.One aspect of this work is that it by necessity goes over a chunk of the same ground in terms of discussing some of the rivalries between different Soviet design bureaus that other New Vanguard books on post World War 2 soviet tanks go over.Lastly there is a bibliography that may not may not be terribly useful to you dependent on your ability to read Russian.A worthwhile purchase for the modern AFV aficionado.7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Great resource; could benefit from new editionBy T. HerburgerOverall this text was exactly what I wanted; an in-depth; informative delving into of the famous Soviet T72 Tank.I especially enjoyed the crew-compartment photos/appropriate explanations and the detailed cut-away print. The details on version development/evolution; export models; and so on are all great as well.With that being said; I do feel that the text would benefit greatly from an updated edition that explores more recent improvements; models; and so on. I'm particularly interested in a brief analysis of the T-72 in recent conflicts such as the on-going Syrian Civil War; Chechen conflicts; and the Russian-Georgian 2008 conflict which; though short; featured T-72s on both sides (although I'm unsure if they were used to any notable extent).Still; worth the price for me; great read!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Excellent brief overviewBy Boyd SchorzmanExcellent but a bit dated. Clearly written in the 1990s; but otherwise a really good brief history and background. A few more details about Soviet deployment during the 1980s would've been appreciated. Otherwise the usual thorough study in Development history.