KV-1 & 2 Heavy Tanks 1939–45 (New Vanguard, 17)

An excellent introduction to Soviet KV1 and KV2 tanks with a good smattering of photographs.Well written, concise and easy to read. I found the text interesting and wanted to read more, rather than with some vehicle books which can be very boring and long winded.I would have liked the author to include more first hand reports of the vehicles and crew experiences. From memory there are two good accounts, but after reading the accounts you are wanting for more!The book deals more with the KV1 and variants rather than the KV2. I would have liked more information and photographs of the KV2.Worth the discounted price.

This is a great review of the early Russian-built tanks which were used in the early battle of the Second World War. This is the first book that I have had which reviewed the early Russian-built heavy tanks--the models KV-1 and KV-2 tanks. My interest in the Russian-built tanks extends forward into the later stages of the Second World War. and backwards into the Winter War with Finland and the campaigns against the Imperial Japanese forces and Khalin Gol in 1939 and Lake Hasan in 1938. The KV-1 tanks were used in the Winter War against Finland in 1940.

There is not much that I can add to the already exisiting reviews except to state that the book centers around the KV 1. While it offers some text about the KV 2 it offers only 3 pictures of the KV 2 and none of the illustrations deal with the KV 2. All the illustrations revolve around the KV 1 (that's 7 plates of illustrations). So if you are into Russian tanks and especially the KV 1, this may be the book for you. If you're a KV 2 fan, then look elsewhere and do not waste your money here.

Vanguard need to wake up to the fact that people are reading these books as eBooks. The large exploded color diagrams that feature in all of these books are impossible to read/navigate in eBook book form so totally useless in their current form.

Good book

As usual for the series , very informative. Good references , photos. From a hobby stand point, helpful. I have the T-34 as well as this one. I would recommend.

Standard for Osprey. Simple and ok.

Nice clear writing as I have come to expect from Steve Zaloga. All of his books are that way.

Interesting book but would have liked more information about the Kv2.

Excellent overview of the KV series. The colored plates give inspiration for modelers to build specific examples.

Excellent overview of the KV series...

Useful.

Anche questo volume è stato scritto con l' usuale bravura da parte dell' autore. Molto belle alcune foto (che mi fanno pensare a foto di propaganda del partito!). L' autore indica per ogni versione variazioni sullo spessore delle corazze o potenza del motore. Consiglio l' acquisto di questo libro prima di acquistare, eventualmente, quello sui carri JS.Galland5:-):-):-):-):-):-)