{"product_id":"under-the-red-banner-a-history-of-the-soviet-43rd-guards-tank-brigade-1940-1945-hardcover-1","title":"Under the Red Banner: A History of the Soviet 43rd Guards Tank Brigade 1940-1945 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShawn M. Caza\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBased on Soviet military records, this study traces a tank unit's daily actions, training, battles, and losses across the Eastern Front.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on formerly secret and top-secret Soviet military records, supplemented with extensive analysis and photos, and over 100 official maps and diagrams, \u003ci\u003eUnder the Red Banner\u003c\/i\u003e traces the daily actions of a Soviet tank unit throughout the Second World War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRenamed several times - 9th Tank Division, 104th Tank Division, 145th Tank Brigade and 43rd Guards Tank Brigade - the unit fought in well-known battles (Smolensk, Moscow, Operation Bagration and East Prussia) as well as some of the East Front's 'forgotten battles' (Operation Mars, Orsha and Vitebsk).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProviding unique insight into the activities of an infantry-support tank unit, \u003ci\u003eUnder the Red Banner\u003c\/i\u003e details the unit's actual experiences, including how it trained and prepared for battle and how it actually fought. Summaries and charts provide extensive detail on its formal and actual structure, equipment strength, losses and repair rates. In many cases, these details vary significantly from what existing histories have led us to believe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnder the Red Banner\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates how much closer to a full understanding of the events on the Eastern Front it is now possible to get by utilising Soviet military records and shows that it is now possible to trace every step and action of a unit, even in a 'forgotten battle.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnder the Red Banner\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to historians and those interested in armoured warfare, including wargamers. Many of the operations are detailed at a scale that would allow them to be played out with popular computer or miniatures games.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.8 x 6.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 31, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48343050092765,"sku":"9781804518113","price":107.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/7gLKSath7K9781804518113_69b65014-8afe-4428-8299-48b099d44a91.webp?v=1786061613","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/under-the-red-banner-a-history-of-the-soviet-43rd-guards-tank-brigade-1940-1945-hardcover-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}