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by James Kinnear (Author), Stephen Sewell (Author)
A highly illustrated study of the T-72 main battle tank and variants, detailing its history from the Cold War Soviet Army though to the current War in Ukraine.
The T-72 is one of the most recognisable tanks in the world. Produced in large quantities, it has seen service in numerous Middle Eastern and African conflicts, as well as the War in Yugoslavia and the current conflict in Ukraine. In this new study, respected Russian armour experts James Kinnear and Stephen "Cookie" Sewell tell the full story behind this iconic tank using extensive primary source material from Russian archives, much of which is appearing in English for the first time.
Author Biography
James Kinnear has researched the topic of Soviet and Russian military hardware since his first visit to the Soviet Union as a teenager. He has published books on Soviet military technology with Barbarossa, Darlington, Osprey and Tankograd.
Stephen L. "Cookie" Sewell is a retired US Army Chief Warrant Officer and Department of the Army intelligence analyst. He has written extensively on American and Soviet armour and lives in Aberdeen, Maryland.
