Books by Steven J. (Author) Zaloga

Describes the T-72, the first high-quality Soviet main battle tank which provided the backbone of the Warsaw Pact armies and also equipped Saddam Hussein's Republican Guards. A detailed double page full cutaway is included.

The M26 was the most powerful US tank produced during World War II, comparable with the best German tanks. This title looks at the M26 and M46 Patton which formed the backbone of the armoured units of the post-war US army.

This work examines the history of the KV series of Soviet tanks. It describes its development and combat history, and includes contemporary photographs and detailed colour plates and cut-aways.

The Iosef Stalin tanks were the ultimate heavy tanks developed by the Soviet Union and were popularly called 'Victory tanks' due to their close association with the defeat of Germany in 1945. Yet in spite of their reputation, the Stalin tanks emerged from a troubled design, had a brief moment of glory in 1944 and 1945, and disappeared in ignominy after 1960. This title covers the events contributing to the Soviet Union's need to design the new series, with particular reference to the unsuccessful KV series and the advent of a new generation of heavy German tanks including the Tiger. It also covers their development, operational history and myriad variants.

This concise history of the T-34/76 tank, one of the most successful fighting vehicles of the Second World War, describes its development and combat history on the Eastern Front between 1941 and 1945, and includes contemporary photographs and detailed colour plates and cut-aways.

In the wake of the defeat in Normandy in the summer of 1944, Hitler plans to stymie the Allied advance by cutting off Patton's Third Army in the Lorraine with a panzer offensive. But Patton's aggressive tactics continue to thwart German plans and lead to a series of violent armoured battles.

An addition to the CAMPAIGN series which examines the German invasion of Byelorussia in June 1944, codenamed Operation Bagration, in which the Germans suffered huge losses. Illustrated with bird's-eye views and maps of the various stages of the campaign.

A history of the US M3 halftrack, one of the most successful infantry vehicles in the history of armoured warfare, which came to symbolize the Allied armed forces of World War II, which also saw service in the post-war era. The book describes its development and combat history since the 1960s.

The German invasion in 1941 led to a series of staggering defeats for the Russians. In the first five months of fighting, the Soviets lost about four million men, amounting to 80 per cent of the total strength of the ground forces at the time of the outbreak of the war. Yet the Red Army managed to hold on. The Soviets had been steadily growing throughout in capability and effectiveness, and after the smashing of the German offensive at the battle of the Kursk salient, they were never again seriously checked, advancing to the ruins of Berlin itself. This title examines the organisation, equipment and uniforms of the Red Army of the Great Patriotic War.

An account of the activities and capabilities of the US armoured vehicles used in World War Two. The volume is number 30 in the NEW VANGUARD series.

"Eisenhower".