Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 01:31 PM UTC
Osprey has just released the latest in their New Vanguard series: Spanish Civil War Tanks by Steve Zaloga.

The tanks used during the Spanish Civil War are not often examined in any great detail, and are often labeled as little more than test vehicles in a convenient proving ground before World War II. But, with groundbreaking research, armor expert Steven J Zaloga has taken a fresh look at the tanks deployed in Spain, examining how future tanks and armored tactics were shaped and honed by the crews’ experiences, and how Germany was able to benefit from these lessons while their Soviet opponents were not. Based on recently uncovered records of Soviet tankers in Spain and rare archival accounts, this book describes the various tanks deployed in Spain, including the PzKpfw I and the T-26.
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Hmmm. Thre's been a need for a long while on some decent coverage of Armor in the Spanish Civil War. However, it's an incredibly complex area so, i'm not convinved this was the format for it. From what I read of Osprey's blurb, Zaloga has (correctly) looked at the importance on the Civil War as a 'Test-Bed' for both vehicles and strategy. The other problem, is that very few 'set-piece' tank battles took place - limiting the importance of tanks in the CW. Most of the vehicles used were lighter A/Cs in other ('police') actions. I'm sure it will be useful, and as usual, i'm sure that Zaloga has done his normal painstaking research.
AUG 27, 2010 - 01:22 AM
Absolutely! These are probably the best on the market.
AUG 27, 2010 - 05:51 AM
Excellent book !
AUG 27, 2010 - 11:59 AM
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