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Book review - "T-72 The Definitive Guide to the Soviet Workhorse" By Ryan A. Then

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"T-72 The Definitive Guide to the Soviet Workhorse", written by Ryan A. Then and published by the Military History Group, is one of the latest English language works, covering the inner workings and history of Soviet AFVs. Totalling 490 pages, this book covers every aspect of the T-72 MBT in great detail, from crew positions to ammunition and every other small detail worth mentioning and explaining.  The book is well-structured, which can be observed in the glossary. Each chapter is laid out in order with several sub-topics arranged in a progressive format, from very broad to more specific topics. A good example would be the  Commander's Station chapter: Overview > Visibility > TKN-3 > Radio and Intercom System > R123M etc... This pattern can be found in many other chapters of the book.  The amount of detail that went into the book is excellent. The most minute detail is present in places the reader wouldn't expect it to be. Like the TPD-2-49 and the i...