{"product_id":"designing-the-t-34-peter-samsonov-9781911658306","title":"Designing the T-34: Genesis of the Revolutionary Soviet Tank","description":"When the German army launched Operation Barbarossa - the invasion of the Soviet Union - on June 22, 1941, it was expecting to face and easily defeat outdated and obsolete tanks and for the most part it did, but it also received a nasty shock when it came up against the T-34.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith its powerful gun and sloped armour, the T-34 was more than a match for the best German tanks at that time and the Germans regarded it with awe. German Field Marshal von Kleist, who commanded the latter stages of Barbarossa, called it 'the finest tank in the world'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing original wartime documents author and historian Peter Samsonov, creator of the Tank Archives blog, explains how the Soviets came to develop what was arguably the war's most revolutionary tank design.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Samsonov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1911658301\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781911658306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gallantry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 7.30w x 0.10d","brand":"Peter Samsonov","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43937441579263,"sku":"9781911658306","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_6174efe7-28ea-48cf-aa1a-7a225a5e1f5c.jpg?v=1681430087","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/designing-the-t-34-peter-samsonov-9781911658306","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}