Tanks of Hitler's Eastern Allies 1941 - 45 (Osprey NVG-199)

Published by Osprey 2013 - author: Steven J Zaloga - soft cover - 48 pages - pre-owned - condition: very good

The titanic armour battles of the Russian Front are widely known, but the role of Germany's eastern allies is not as well known. Two of these countries, Romania and Hungary, manufactured their own tanks as well as purchasing tanks from Germany. These ranged from older, obsolete types such as the PzKpfw 35(t) all the way up to the latest and best German vehicles including the Tiger I and Hetzer. These tanks played a frequent role in the battles in southern Russia and Ukraine and were especially prominent in the disaster at Stalingrad where the Red Army specifically chose the weaker Romanian and Hungarian salients for their critical envelopment operation. This New Vanguard will provide a broad survey of the various and colourful tanks used. Besides covering the largest of these Axis tank forces, this book will cover the many smaller and lesser known forces including the Italian contingent in Russia, the Finnish armoured force and the small but interesting armoured forces of the Russian Vlasov (RONA), Croatian, Bulgarian and Slovakian armies.