I mentioned this in my annual update, but I'm writing a book! Or, rather, I have written a book, and am currently in the final stages of neatly arranging everything and sending it off to the publisher. However, preorders are already open! Head on over to Morton's to reserve a copy, or wait until it becomes available on Amazon or wherever you buy your books.
Cover art by Piotr Forkasiewicz.
Description of the contents:
- Chapter 1: overview of Soviet tank design, development of requirements for the BT-20 as a result of experience gained in the Spanish Civil War.
- Chapter 2: Development and trials of the A-20 and A-32 tanks.
- Chapter 3: Development and trials of the A-34 tank.
- Chapter 4: Mass production and design changes of the T-34, trials of production tanks.
- Chapter 5: Delivery and service of T-34 tanks in 1940 and the first half of 1941.
Update: Morton's confirmed that there will indeed be a digital version.
Excellent 👏👏👏
ReplyDeleteI am hoping this won't be the first! Your work here has been a much-needed counterpoint to what I, and most Westerners, learned about Soviet hardware specifically and WWII on the Eastern front in general.
ReplyDeleteDuh, I meant "your last!".
DeleteHopefully not. I'm already planning a book about the Sherman tank in the Red Army.
DeleteSounds excellent. Will there be a kindle (or other ebook) version? Constraints on physical shelf space make that my prefered format these days.
ReplyDeleteThat's the #1 question right now. I asked the publisher, we'll see.
DeleteThe publisher confirmed that there will be an ebook version.
DeleteHow many pages does it have ? Is there some sort of summary of the contents ? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteCurrently there are 99 pages of text in a regular Word doc. I don't know how many pages there will be in the final layout.
DeleteThe book is split up into following sections:
Chapter 1: overview of Soviet tank design, development of requirements for the BT-20 as a result of experience gained in the Spanish Civil War.
Chapter 2: Development and trials of the A-20 and A-32 tanks.
Chapter 3: Development and trials of the A-34 tank.
Chapter 4: Mass production and design changes of the T-34, trials of production tanks.
Chapter 5: Delivery and service of T-34 tanks in 1940 and the first half of 1941.
thanks !
ReplyDeleteAmazon is estimating an available date of February 2020. Please let us know when your publisher has a firmer estimated release date. Thanks.
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