{"product_id":"t-34-shock-francis-pulham-9781781558461","title":"T-34 Shock: The Soviet Legend in Pictures","description":"The Soviet T-34 medium tank needs no introduction, being the most famous tank ever built especially as has seen service across the globe throughout the twentieth century's most brutal wars. However, despite this fame, little has been written about its design changes. While most tank enthusiasts can differentiate between the 'T-34\/76' and the 'T-34-85', identifying different factory production batches has proven more elusive. Until now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith nearly six hundred photographs, mostly taken by soldiers who both operated and fought against the T-34, this book seeks to catalog and contextualize even the subtlest details to create a true 'T-34 continuum'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book begins with the antecedents of the T-34, the ill-fated BT 'fast tank' series and the influence of the traumatic Spanish Civil War before moving to an in-depth look at the T-34's prototypes. After this, every factory production change is catalogued and contextualized, with never-before-seen photographs and stunning technical drawings. Furthermore, four battle stories are also integrated to explain the changing battle context when major production changes take place. The production story is completed with sections on the T-34's postwar production (and modification) by Czechoslovakia, Poland, and the People's Republic of China, as well as T-34 variants.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Francis Pulham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1781558469\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781781558461\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fonthill Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.06w x 1.57d","brand":"Francis Pulham","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44043885609215,"sku":"9781781558461","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3d97c715-d7de-4a12-88e7-7846fec16dc8.jpg?v=1684969682","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/t-34-shock-francis-pulham-9781781558461","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}