The Soviet T-34 medium tank was one of the most famous and effective
fighting vehicles of the Second World War. Along with the German Tiger
and the American Sherman, it was a milestone in tank design that changed
the course of the conflict. Much has been written about the technical
history of the tank and the vital part it played in the huge tank
battles on the Eastern Front, but less has been said about the men who
went to war in the T-34 and lived, fought and sometimes died in these
remarkable machines. This pioneering book, which is based on extensive
interviews with tank crews, records their experiences and offers a
compelling inside view of armored warfare in the mid-twentieth century.