Soviet T-62 MBT

KINNEAR/SEWELL

The iconic Soviet tank of the Cold War is explored, from prototypes to mass production, in this glossy, well produced book from Osprey. Given Soviet bureaucracy, it’s a miracle that they managed to produce anything at all, let alone an era-defining tank. There were, at the start, three competing clans of tank development and it was these that had to fight it out in order to come up with the design which gave thicker armour and a more powerful gun compared to the T-55 that it replaced. All the design machinations are here, along with lots of photos from inside the tank. The book combines technical detail with political background and coffee table looks.

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• Osprey Publishing

• ISBN 978-1-4728-4822-2

• 228 pages • Hardback • £30