ebooks Waterloo 1815 (2): Ligny (Campaign) by John Franklin in History

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When it was introduced into service in 1953; the T-10 represented a return to the “classic” Soviet heavy tank. Although considered a major threat to NATO tank forces; it also represented the end of an era. All gun-heavy tanks like the T-10 would eventually be made effectively redundant by later models like the T-62 which had powerful next-generation armament and new ammunition types. The tank was gradually withdrawn from service in the 1970s; though the last tanks would only leave Russian service by decree of the President of the Russian Federation in 1997. As such the T-10 outlived the Soviet state that had created it.Never exported outside of the Soviet Union and rarely used in combat; the T-10 has remained a mysterious tank; with many of its variants unknown in the West until very recently. This study; written from original Russian and Ukrainian primary source documents that have only recently been made available; uncovers the history of this enigmatic tank using 130 stunning contemporary and modern photographs of the T-10 as well as full color side-view artwork.