Steven J. Zaloga

Steven J. Zaloga
Steven J. Zaloga presenting at the 2014 New York Military Affairs Symposium
Born	(1952-02-01) February 1, 1952 (age 74) Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Education	Union College, Schenectady, NY, B.A. cum laude (History) Columbia University, M.A. (History) Certificate in International Affairs; graduate study at University of Cracow
Employers	DMS, Inc., Greenwich, CT, managing editor of special studies, 1978–86 Video Ordnance, Inc., New York City, producer, 1987–92 Teal Group Cor., Fairfax, VA, senior analyst, 1993– Institute for Defense Analyses, adjunct staff member, 1995– Technology Training Corp., lecturer, 1987–91
Board member of	New York Military Affairs Symposium (member of executive board)[ citation needed ]
Parent(s)	John A. (a foreman) and Muriel (a high school language teacher; maiden name, Desautels) Zaloga[ citation needed ]
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Steven Joseph Zaloga (born February 1, 1952) is an American author and defense consultant. He received a bachelor's degree cum laude at Union College and a master's degree at Columbia University, both in history. ^[3]

Career

Zaloga is a senior analyst at the Teal Group. ^[4]

He has published many books dealing with modern military technology, and especially Soviet and CIS tanks and armoured warfare. ^[5] He is also a noted scale armor modeler and is a host/moderator of the World War II Allied Discussion group at Missing-Lynx.com, a modelling website. ^[6] He is a frequent contributor to the UK-based modeling magazine Military Modelling. He is a member of the Armor Modeling and Preservation Society.

Works

• — (1978). Sherman Medium Tank, 1942–1945. New Vanguard. Vol. 3. Colour plates by Peter Sarson. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN   978-1-855322967. OCLC   898911295.
• — (1979). Modern Soviet Armor: Combat Vehicles of the USSR and Warsaw Pact Today (1st American ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN   0-13-597856-4.
• — & Grandsen, James (1981). T-34 in Action. Armor. Vol. 20. Carrollton, TX: Squadron/Signal Publications. ISBN   0-89747-112-1.
• — & Grandsen, James (1981). Soviet Heavy Tanks. Vanguard. Vol. 24. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN   0-85045-422-0.
• — & Loop, James W. (1982). Modern American Armor: Combat Vehicles of the United States Army Today (1st ed.). Arms & Armour Press. ISBN   978-0-853682486. LCCN   81208199. OCLC   249730412. OL   3880977M.
• — (1982). The Polish Army 1939-1945. Men at Arms. Vol. 117. Illustrated by Richard Hook (1st ed.). Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN   978-0-850454178. OCLC   9136152. OL   8264803M.
• — (1984). The Red Army of the Great Patriotic War, 1941-45. Men-at-Arms. Vol. 216. Colour plates by Ron Volstad. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN   0850459397. OCLC   57246098.
• — & Grandsen, James (1984). Soviet Tanks and Combat Vehicles of World War Two. London, UK: Arms & Armour Press. ISBN   0-85368-606-8.
• — & Grandsen, James (1985). Operation Barbarossa. Tanks Illustrated. Vol. 16. London, UK: Arms & Armour Press. ISBN   0-853-68702-1. OCLC   12807954.
• — & Loop, James W. (1985). Soviet Bloc Elite Forces. Vol. 5. Illustrated by Ron Volstad. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN   0-850-45631-2. OCLC   12501799.
• — & Madej, Victor (1985). The Polish Campaign 1939. New York City: Hippocrene Books. ISBN   0882549944.
• — (1989). Red Thrust: Attack on the Central Front, Soviet Tactics and Capabilities in the 1990s. Novato, CA: Presidio Press. ISBN   0-89141-345-6. OCLC   20169366.
• — (1993). M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank 1982-92. New Vanguard. Vol. 2. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN   978-1-85532-283-7.
• — (1993). T-72 Main Battle Tank 1974-93. New Vanguard. Vol. 6. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN   1-85532-338-9.
• — (1994). T-34 Medium Tank 1941–45. New Vanguard. Vol. 9. Illustrated by Peter Sarson. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN   1-85532-382-6.
• — (1995). Inside the Blue Berets: A Combat History of Soviet and Russian Airborne Forces, 1930-1995 . Novato, CA: Presidio Press. ISBN   978-0-891413998. LCCN   94040927. OCLC   31517759. OL   1114934M – via Internet Archive.
• — (1996). Bagration 1944: The Destruction of Army Group Centre. Campaign. Vol. 42. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN   978-1-85532-478-7. LCCN   2003063213. OCLC   474518236. OL   8992906M.
• — & Kinnear, Jim (1996). KV-1 & 2 Heavy Tanks 1939–1945. New Vanguard. Vol. 17. Colour plates by Peter Sarson. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN   1-85532-496-2.
• —; Kinnear, Jim; Aksenov, Andrey & Koshchavtsev, Aleksandr (1997). Soviet Tanks in Combat 1941–45: The T-28, T-34, T-34-85, and T-44 Medium Tanks. Hong Kong: Concord Publications. ISBN   962-361-615-5.
• — (2000). M26/M46 Pershing Tank 1943–53. New Vanguard. Vol. 35. Illustrated by Tony Bryan & Jim Laurier (1st ed.). Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN   978-1-841762029. OCLC   48783982. OL   8922180M.
• — (2002). Poland 1939: The Birth of Blitzkrieg. Campaign. Vol. 107. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN   978-1-841764085. OCLC   830377626.
• — (2002). The Kremlin's Nuclear Sword: The Rise and Fall of Russia's Strategic Nuclear Forces, 1945–2000. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press. ISBN   1-58834-007-4.
• — (2003). Battle of the Bulge 1: St Vith and the Northern Shoulder. Campaign. Vol. 115. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing.
• — (2003). Modelling the M3/M5 Stuart Light Tank. Modelling Masterclass. Vol. 4. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN   1-84176-763-8.
• — (2004). Battle of the Bulge 2: Bastogne. Campaign. Vol. 145. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing.
• — (2004). T-54 and T-55 Main Battle Tanks 1944-2004. New Vanguard. Vol. 102. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN   1-84176-792-1.
• — (2005). Anzio 1944: The Beleaguered Beachhead. Campaign. Vol. 155. Illustrated by Peter Dennis. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN   978-1-84176-913-4. OCLC   936633399. OL   8922813M.
• — (2005). D-Day Fortifications in Normandy. Fortress. Vol. 37. Illustrated by Hugh Johnson. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN   1-841-76876-6. OCLC   61529026.
• — (2005). Jeeps 1941–45. New Vanguard. Vol. 117. Illustrated by Hugh Johnson. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN   978-1-84176-888-5.
• — (2005). Kasserine Pass 1943: Rommel's Last Victory. Campaign. Vol. 152. Illustrated by Michael Welply. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN   1-841-76914-2. OCLC   60793211.
• — (2005). V-1 Flying Bomb 1942–52: Hitler's infamous "doodlebug". New Vanguard. Vol. 106. Illustrated by Jim Laurier (4th ed.). Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN   978-1-841767918. OCLC   60834667. OL   8922703M.
• — (2006). Remagen 1945: Endgame against the Third Reich. Campaign. Vol. 175. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN   978-1-846030185.
• — (2006). Scud Ballistic Missile and Launch Systems 1955–2005. New Vanguard. Vol. 120. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN   978-1-841769479.
• — (2007). Japanese Tanks 1939–45. New Vanguard. Vol. 137. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN   978-1-84603-091-8.
• — (2007). Red Sam: The SA-2 Guideline Anti-Aircraft Missile. New Vanguard. Vol. 134. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN   978-1-84603-062-8.
• — (2007). The Siegfried Line, 1944–45: Battles on the German Frontier. Campaign. Vol. 181. Illustrated by Steve Noon. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN   978-1-846-03121-2. OCLC   76365230.
• — (2008). Armored Thunderbolt: The U.S. Army Sherman in World War II. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN   978-0-811-70424-3. LCCN   2008003234. OCLC   237193918. OL   16445043M.
• — (2008). German V-Weapon Sites 1943–45. Fortress. Vol. 72. Illustrated by Hugh Johnson & Chris Taylor. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN   978-1-84603-247-9.
• — (2009). Modelling US Armor of World War 2. Modelling Masterclass. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN   978-1-84603-398-8.
• — & Ford, Ken (2009). Overlord: The D-Day Landings. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN   978-1-84603-424-4.
• — (2009). T-80 Standard Tank: The Soviet Army's Last Armored Champion. New Vanguard. Vol. 152. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN   978-1-84603-244-8.
• — (2009). The Atlantic Wall (2): Belgium, The Netherlands, Denmark and Norway. Fortress. Vol. 89. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN   978-1-84603-393-3.
• — (2010). Battle of the Bulge . Campaign. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN   978-1-84908-165-8. LCCN   2011381845. OCLC   900919720. OL   25056439M – via Internet Archive.
• — (2010). French Tanks of World War I. New Vanguard. Vol. 173. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN   978-1-84603-513-5.
• — (2012). M4 Sherman vs Type 97 Chi-Ha: The Pacific 1945. Duel. Vol. 43. Illustrated by Richard Chasemore. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN   978-1-849086387.
• — & Kinnear, Jim (2013). T-34-85 Medium Tank 1944–94. New Vanguard. Vol. 20. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN   978-1-85532-535-7.
• — (2013). Tanks of Hitler's Eastern Allies 1941–45. New Vanguard. Vol. 199. Illustrated by Henry Morshead. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing.
• — (2013). The Devil's Garden: Rommel's Desperate Defense of Omaha Beach on D-Day. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN   978-0-811-71228-6. OCLC   828488810.
• — (2019). Ploesti 1943: The Great Raid on Hitler's Romanian Oil Refineries. Air Campaign. Vol. 12. Illustrated by Steve Noon (1st ed.). Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN   978-1-472831804. OCLC   1111474916. OL   28900822M.
• — (2024). Tanks in the Philippines 1944–45: The biggest armored clashes of the Pacific War. Osprey Publishing. ISBN   978-1472859402.

References

1. "Steven Joseph Zaloga" . Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale. 2007. Retrieved March 12, 2012– via Fairfax County Public Library.
2. "Steven J. Zaloga". Teal Group Corporation. Archived from the original on November 5, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2022. Steve received his BA in history cum laude from Union College, Schenectady, NY, and an MA in history from Columbia University. He performed graduate research at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland.
3. "Steven J. Zaloga - Teal Group". www.tealgroup.com. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
4. "Aerospace Markets--The Decade Ahead". aaia.org. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011.
5. "Steven Zaloga | The Washington Institute". www.washingtoninstitute.org. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
6. "Discussion Groups". Missing-Lynx.com.

External links

• "Participant in The Big Red One on D-Day episode for Citizen Soldier".