Comments: Softcover, 60 pages

ISBN: 978-1-4728-1713-6

Price: $20

Publisher: Osprey Publishing

From the publisher:
The tank battles in the Soviet Union during the summer of 1941 were the largest in World War II, exceeding even the more-famous Prokhorovka encounter during the Kursk campaign. Indeed, they were the largest tank battles ever fought.

Two evenly matched competitors in this conflict, the German 38(t) and the Soviet BT-7, were of similar size, armed with guns of comparable firepower, and had foreign roots — the 38(t) was a Czech design, and the BT-7 was an evolution of the American Christie tank. With black-and-white photos and full-color artwork, the author assesses the strengths and limitations of these two types against the wider background of armored doctrine in the opening stages of Operation Barbarossa.

FSM says:
Zaloga is not only an internationally known armor expert but a modeler as well. His comparison provides perspective on these two relatively light but numerous tank types. Photos and illustrations provide essential details inside and out.