Spanish Civil War Tanks: The Proving Ground for Blitzkrieg
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Based on recently uncovered records of Soviet tankers in Spain and rare archival accounts, this book describes the various tanks deployed in Spain, including the PzKpfw I and the T-26.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Steven J. Zaloga
Steven J. Zaloga received his BA in History from Union College and his MA from Columbia University. He has worked as an analyst in the aerospace industry for three decades, covering missile systems and the international arms trade, and has served with the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think tank. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and history, including NVG 294 Allied Tanks in Normandy 1944 and NVG 283 American Guided Missiles of World War II. He currently lives in Maryland, USA.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Besides considering the deployment and impact of armored forces in the Spanish Civil War, Zaloga advances the thesis that the real impact of this conflict on tank development was the demonstration of the inadequacy of armored vehicles armed only with machine guns.