Armored Trains

Name: Armored Trains
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ISBN: 9781846032424

ISBN-10: 1846032423

ISBN-13: 9781846032424

Edition: 2008

Authors: Steven J. Zaloga, Tony Bryan

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First seen during the American Civil War and later appearing in the Franco-Prussian War and the Anglo-Boer Wars, the armored train came to prominence on the Eastern Front during World War I. It was also deployed during the Russian Civil War and the technology traveled east into the Chinese Civil War, and the subsequent war with Japan. It saw service on the Russian Front in World War II, but was increasingly sidelined by its vulnerability to air attack. Steven J Zaloga examines the origins and development of the armored train focusing equally on the technical detail and on the fascinating story of how armored trains were actually used in combat. This title will appeal to armor, military…

Book details

List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 1/22/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 48
Size: 7.23" wide x 9.55" long x 0.17" tall
Weight: 0.352
Language: English



Introduction


Origins


World War I


The Russian Civil War


War of the Empires


Armored Dragons


World War II


Blitzkrieg armored trains


Russian developments, 1922-41


Soviet armored trains, 1941-45


Wehrmacht armored trains, 1941-45


Other armored trains in World War II


The Decline of Armored Trains


Further Reading


Index