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S E10: Peter Samsonov about the Soviet IS-2 Heavy Tank
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IS-2 - Development, Design & Production of Stalin's War Hammer http://www.is-2tank.com/
The IS-2 is the quintessential Soviet heavy tank from World War 2. Heavily armored and boasting a fearsome 122mm gun, this tank matched the German panzers on the Eastern front by more than just its fierce appearance. In his new book Peter Samsonov tells this tank’s history is told from the beginning of the Soviet heavy tank programme until the very end of World War 2, in the most detailed and complete account of its development, design and production available in English. Supported by extensive research of Russian language sources, this publication includes a comprehensive breakdown of prototypes, the Soviet analysis of weaknesses in German tanks including the Tiger and Panther, the development of the 122mm gun, the principles of the new tank’s armor layout and a wealth of technical data.
Peter Samsonov is a Russian-Canadian engineering manager. He previously published two books on tanks in the Red Army that have received high praise from experts and institutions such as the German Tank Museum. Peter routinely publishes translations and analyses of Soviet primary sources on his well-known ‘Tank Archives’ blog, focusing on the development, testing and operational use of World War 2 tanks. As part of his research and historical work, he publishes articles on tanks via Warspot and Wargaming Group Ltd.
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Manage episode 364428178 series 2711026
IS-2 - Development, Design & Production of Stalin's War Hammer http://www.is-2tank.com/
The IS-2 is the quintessential Soviet heavy tank from World War 2. Heavily armored and boasting a fearsome 122mm gun, this tank matched the German panzers on the Eastern front by more than just its fierce appearance. In his new book Peter Samsonov tells this tank’s history is told from the beginning of the Soviet heavy tank programme until the very end of World War 2, in the most detailed and complete account of its development, design and production available in English. Supported by extensive research of Russian language sources, this publication includes a comprehensive breakdown of prototypes, the Soviet analysis of weaknesses in German tanks including the Tiger and Panther, the development of the 122mm gun, the principles of the new tank’s armor layout and a wealth of technical data.
Peter Samsonov is a Russian-Canadian engineering manager. He previously published two books on tanks in the Red Army that have received high praise from experts and institutions such as the German Tank Museum. Peter routinely publishes translations and analyses of Soviet primary sources on his well-known ‘Tank Archives’ blog, focusing on the development, testing and operational use of World War 2 tanks. As part of his research and historical work, he publishes articles on tanks via Warspot and Wargaming Group Ltd.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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