T-72 Main Battle Tank 1974–93 (New Vanguard)

The Russian T-72 Ural tank is the most widely-deployed main battle tank of the current generation. Used by the armies of the former Warsaw pact and Soviet Union, it has also been exported in large numbers to many of the states in the Middle East. This book reveals the previously secret history behind the tank. Steven J Zaloga examines the conditions under which the T-72 was designed and produced. Technical aspects of the weapon are also discussed, including its EDZ reactive armour which, when it first appeared in December 1984, gave NATO a nasty shock.

• T-80 Standard Tank: The Soviet Army’s Last Armored Champion (New Vanguard)
• T-90 Standard Tank: The First Tank of the New Russia (New Vanguard)
• T-64 Battle Tank: The Cold War’s Most Secret Tank (New Vanguard)
• T-62 Main Battle Tank 1965–2005 (New Vanguard)
• T-54 and T-55 Main Battle Tanks 1944–2004 (New Vanguard)
• BMP Infantry Fighting Vehicle 1967–94 (New Vanguard)
• Merkava Main Battle Tank MKs I, II & III (New Vanguard)
• Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank 1979–98 (New Vanguard)
• M60 Main Battle Tank 1960-1991 (New Vanguard, 85)
• Modern Israeli Tanks and Infantry Carriers 1985–2004 (New Vanguard)