{"product_id":"t-62-main-battle-tank-1965-2005","title":"T-62 Main Battle Tank 1965–2005","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Soviet Army hastily developed the T-62 in a struggle to compete against the rapid proliferation of NATO tanks in the 1960s.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was essentially a modification of the widely-manufactured T-55 tank with the addition of a new 115mm gun. Within the USSR itself, the T-62 was quickly superseded, but it was widely exported, becoming a critical component of the Egyptian and Syrian armies in the 1973 Yom Kippur conflict and heavily influenced later designs of the M1 Abrams and Challenger tanks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the first English-language history of this tank, Steven Zaloga examines the development of the T-62 using detailed combat descriptions to bring to life the operational history of this tank from the deserts of the Sinai to the harsh terrain of Afghanistan.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":57296702177624,"sku":"9781846033902","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781846033902.jpg?v=1778830244","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/t-62-main-battle-tank-1965-2005","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}