351 TANKS IN THE CAUCASUS 1942-43

Presents an analysis of the Soviet and German armored forces that fought the campaign for the Eastern Front's vital oilfields. The Germans struggled with difficult terrain, stiffening Soviet resistance, and extraordinarily long lines of communications; but the campaign would see the Panzers battle into the mountains and toward the Caspian Sea, marking the Wehrmacht's deepest thrust eastward. The Soviet defenders had to make do with tank brigades of obsolete T-26s and inferior T-70s, with limited T-34s and KV-1s, as most T-34 production was funneled toward Stalingrad. Illustrated throughout with 40 photos and 8 pages of color illustrations.