Red Army Tank Commander

Red Army Tank Commander At War in a T-34 on the Eastern Front Language:English Format:Paperback Dimensions:6.1" x 9.2" Pages:224 Publisher:Pen and Sword Military ISBN:9781399077330 Item No. 9781399077330 What was it like to command a T-34 tank on the Eastern Front during the Second World War? How were tank operations organized and carried out, what was the actual experience of combat, and what were the qualities that made the difference between success and failure - and what were the chances of survival? Vasiliy Pavlovich Bryukhovs vivid, detailed and gripping memoir of his wartime service gives a fascinating and authentic insight into these questions. Also it provides an accurate, unsentimental record of the day-to-day life of a tankman whose unit fought in the forefront of the Red Army throughout the conflict across the western Soviet Union and into eastern Europe. His first-hand eyewitness account is a memorable