T-34-85 vs M26 Pershing, Korea 1950
By: Steven J. Zaloga
Series: Duel -- 32; Duel (Oxford, England) -- 32.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published: 2010
Language: eng
Number of pages: 80
ISBN-13: 9781846039904; 9781846039911
Subjects: Koreakrieg; T 34; T-34 (Tank); M26 Pershing; M26 (Tank); Tank warfare; Design and construction; History; Korean War, 1950-1953
Description: A hotly-debated topic amongst tank buffs is of the relative merits of the Soviet and American tanks of World War II. Using recently revealed documents, Steven J. Zaloga sheds light on the crucial tank battles of the Korean War as the rival superpowers' finest tanks battled for supremacy. The Soviet-equipped North Korean Peoples Army initially dominated the battlefield with the seemingly unstoppable T34-85. As US tank battalions hastily arrived throughout the late summer and early autumn of 1950, the M26 Pershing took the fight to North Korea with increasing success.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 78-79) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Chronology; title: Design and development; title: Technical specifications; title: The combatants; title: The strategic situation; title: Combat; title: Assessment.