M3 & M5 Stuart Light Tank 1940 45 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781855329119)

The M3 and M5 family of light tanks were the culmination of American tank development of the 1930s. By the time of the outbreak of the World War II, they were approaching obsolescence, as tank forces in Europe were shifting from light to medium tanks as the main element of their armored forces. First entering combat in the autumn of 1941 in the Western Desert with the British Army, the Stuart quickly proved its inadequacies. The M3 and M5 light tanks proved more suitable in the Pacific theater than in Europe, and fought successfully in many of the major battles including Guadalcanal, Tarawa and Peleliu. This title narrates this distinctive and unusual fighting vehicle's history.

Author: Steven J. Zaloga
ISBN-10: 1855329115
ISBN-13: 9781855329119
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
Language: English
Published: 11/18/1999
Pages: 48
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.36lbs
Size: 9.96h x 7.02w x 0.16d

About the Author
Steven J Zaloga was born in 1952, received his BA in history from Union College, and his MA from Columbia University. He has published numerous books and articles dealing with modern military technology, especially armored vehicle development. His main area of interest is military affairs in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe in the World War II, and he has also written extensively on American armored forces.