Ley Reynolds

Soviet Artillery Tractors

By James Kinnear; Osprey Publishing; about $85

One of the results of the 1930's industrialisation plans in the Soviet Union was the establishment of  factories at Chelyabinsk, Khakov and Stalingrad to produce  tractors. These not only helped to improve agriculture but also the mobility of Soviet artillery (which was historically, at the time and still is a major component of Soviet/Russian armies). Often ungainly-looking and somewhat crude in manufacture, these vehicles were instrumental in the success of Soviet offensives from Mocow to Berlin.

This 352 page title by noted author, James Kinnear, covers the development/employment of indigenous designs and those supplied by the Allies. Recently available official records have shed light on previously obscure developments/operations. The whole is backed up by hundreds of period photographs