This magnificent amphibious tank was created to cross any water obstacles during the future Great War in Europe and the breakthrough of the Soviet Army to the English Channel. However, he had to fight on completely different shores. The PT-76 distinguished itself in the Ganges Delta, where Indian amphibious tanks even managed to sink Pakistani gunboats (!), fought against American armored vehicles in Vietnam, and fought in Angola, Nicaragua, and Indonesia. But the “finest hour” for the PT-76 was the Yom Kippur War, when captured amphibious tanks, modernized by the Israelis, crossed the Suez Canal, creating a strategic bridgehead, which became a turning point in the fighting. And in the native army, the “floats” (as the PT- 76 in the troops) had a chance to participate in the suppression of the Hungarian rebellion, the entry of troops into Czechoslovakia, the Afghan and both Chechen wars. In this book you will find comprehensive information about half a century of service and combat use of the best amphibious tank. The collector's edition is illustrated with hundreds of exclusive drawings and photographs.