Table of Contents

Introduction The crucible of war: original conception during World War II Chronology Design and development The Strategic section Cold War by proxy, Deserts and Jungle Combat Yom Kippur War, Angolan War The Combatants Statistics and Analysis Aftermath Bibliography

Promotional Information

A tightly focused study comparing the design, development, and combat performance of two of the Cold War's first main battle tanks.

About the Author

Simon Dunstan is a well-established author, film-maker and photographer in the field of military history, with several titles already published with Osprey. He specializes in armoured warfare, and has written on this subject for two decades. His books have covered topics such as helicopter and armoured warfare in Vietnam, the Challenger main battle tank, the British Guards and armoured warfare in Korea. Simon lives and works in London.

Reviews

"This new title in the 'Duel' series of books from Osprey is written by Simon Dunstan, an author who has a number of excellent books to his credit already. This one is equally good, and covers the 2 AFVs of the title in a well balanced book... Overall an interesting book which is very readable, and a good insight into tank vs tank combat in the Middle East in 1973." --Robin Buckland, Military Modelling/militarymodelling.com (December 2009) "It is not often that one reads a book like this that is so superbly written that it just draws you in. I've had the pleasure of reading several in the past week, and both of them authored by Simon Dunstan. The man just knows how to write and you are really missing out if you don't pick up this particular edition. It is that good. As with others in this series, it has a nice selection of period illustrations in addition to excellent artwork and diagrams done specifically for this book. It is a first rate read and one that I most highly recommend." --Scott Van Aken, Modeling Madness, modelingmadness.com (December 2009)