The main work of the leading historian of armored vehicles! The most complete and authoritative encyclopedia of Soviet tanks - from 1919 to the present day! From light and medium to amphibious and heavy, from experienced combat vehicles built on the model of the captured Renault FT 17 during the Civil War, to the formidable T-72 and T -80, which are still in service with the Russian Army - this encyclopedia provides comprehensive information about ALL types of domestic tanks, without exception, their creation, improvement and combat use in the Great Patriotic War and numerous local conflicts of the past century. COLLECTOR'S EDITION illustrated with 1000 exclusive diagrams and photographs.