Centurion Vs T-55: Yom Kippur War 1973
| Author | Simon Dunstan |
| Publication information | Duel Series, Osprey Publishing, 2009, 80 pages |
| Abbreviation | ISBN 1846033691 |
Narrative
Centurion vs T-55: Cold War Combatants 1967-87 reviews the British Centurion and the Soviet T-55, initially expected to counter the German Panther and Tiger.
These machines became key during the struggle between NATO and the Warsaw Pact, became the mainstay of the Cold War's proxy forces around the world, highlighted bythe battle on the Golan Heights during the Yom Kippur War where 177 IDF Centurions took on a vastly superior Arab force.