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Soviet Motor Gunboats of World War II - The Red Army's 'river tanks' from Stalingrad to Berlin (Paperback)
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Soviet Motor Gunboats of World War II - The Red Army's 'river tanks' from Stalingrad to Berlin (Paperback)
Series: New Vanguard
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A compelling account of the heavily armed and highly mobile Soviet
river gunboats which took on the Germans during World War II.
Russia's enormous river system has long been its highway and, as
early as 1908, the Tsar's armies were developing armoured
riverboats that brought tank-like mobility, firepower and
survivability to Russian battlefields. This book, the first history
of these vessels in English, explains how this concept led to one
of the most remarkable naval weapons of World War II, the Soviet
'river tank', or Armoured Motor Gun Boat (AMGB). Highly mobile,
capable of carrying up to 20 infantrymen directly into action and
providing immediate firepower from their tank turrets, machine guns
or Katyusha rockets, their military value was widely recognized.
They were versatile enough to be used in naval landing operations
off the Gulf of Finland, the Azov Sea and the Black Sea, and their
capabilities were prized by local commanders. Using meticulously
researched new colour profiles, rare photos and spectacular
artwork, this book uncovers the history of river warfare on the
Eastern Front, and the boats that played such a key part in the
fighting.
General
Imprint: |
Osprey Publishing
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
New Vanguard |
Release date: |
November 2023 |
Authors: |
Przemyslaw Budzbon
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Illustrators: |
Waldemar Góralski
• Piotr Forkasiewicz
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Dimensions: |
248 x 184 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
48 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4728-5721-7 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
1-4728-5721-6 |
Barcode: |
9781472857217 |
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