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German Tanks of World War II
Doctors S. & R. Hart present a detailed reference directory, illustrated throughout with colour artworks and black-and-white photographs of all the main German tracked armoured fighting vehicles.
176 pages, Hardcover
First published August 28, 1997
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January 9, 2012
by Dr. S Hart & Dr. R. Hart, published in 1998.
Ever wonder about the German armoured units of World War II? I do, and if you want a ton of information on the various models and their capabilities and limitations, then this is a great book to read.
So what is actually in the book and why should I care?
Well, like I said if you know anything about the feared German War machine, this is a goldmine of information on the armoured mechanical units which made the German’s so effective.
This hard cover book also features full-colour artwork of each tank used in the German forces during World War II. If you are interested in model tank building, then these colour prints are a great reference. There are also a lot of black and white photos of German tanks in the field as well.
Each chapter deals with a specific unit and follows a chronological progression from say the Panzer I through to the King Tiger. And each chapter I found to be absolutely fascinating.
You get the full design history, variations, specifications and details of numbers, where they fought and how they stood up to the competition. You will read bout how the Germans used the frames of French and Czech tanks to built their own, or simply used these captured tanks to swell their own ranks.
What I also found great about this book was the detailed information about how much armour each tank had and how much armour each tank could pierce, how many battles they fought in and where and just how devastating they actually were. And after reading all the sections you will realize that lack of fuel may not have been the only giant nail in the German’s coffin during the time. Mechanical breakdowns plagued many of the German designs to crippling effect.
I wonder now what would have happened if the designs were not prone to failure. Very interesting information to be sure.
As a side note - and not included in this book was a mammoth tank design by the Germans to mount two Battleship guns to self propelled frame. It was called the Mouse and had it entered the field there would not have been any unit anywhere that could have withstood it. Let’s all be happy this land battleship never got built.
I should also note that this book covers the anti-tank units in the German forces as well, but does not cover any other tracked units like the tracked bikes or trucks- just tanks, anti-tank units and self propelled guns.
I found this volume to be excellent in the quality (large pages, well constructed - kinda like a tank) and the information provided well top notch as well. Couple that with the colour prints and many photos and you have a real treasure for the World War II history buff.
If you have even a passing interest in the German tanks of history, pick this up and give it a read. I think you will be impressed.
Ever wonder about the German armoured units of World War II? I do, and if you want a ton of information on the various models and their capabilities and limitations, then this is a great book to read.
So what is actually in the book and why should I care?
Well, like I said if you know anything about the feared German War machine, this is a goldmine of information on the armoured mechanical units which made the German’s so effective.
This hard cover book also features full-colour artwork of each tank used in the German forces during World War II. If you are interested in model tank building, then these colour prints are a great reference. There are also a lot of black and white photos of German tanks in the field as well.
Each chapter deals with a specific unit and follows a chronological progression from say the Panzer I through to the King Tiger. And each chapter I found to be absolutely fascinating.
You get the full design history, variations, specifications and details of numbers, where they fought and how they stood up to the competition. You will read bout how the Germans used the frames of French and Czech tanks to built their own, or simply used these captured tanks to swell their own ranks.
What I also found great about this book was the detailed information about how much armour each tank had and how much armour each tank could pierce, how many battles they fought in and where and just how devastating they actually were. And after reading all the sections you will realize that lack of fuel may not have been the only giant nail in the German’s coffin during the time. Mechanical breakdowns plagued many of the German designs to crippling effect.
I wonder now what would have happened if the designs were not prone to failure. Very interesting information to be sure.
As a side note - and not included in this book was a mammoth tank design by the Germans to mount two Battleship guns to self propelled frame. It was called the Mouse and had it entered the field there would not have been any unit anywhere that could have withstood it. Let’s all be happy this land battleship never got built.
I should also note that this book covers the anti-tank units in the German forces as well, but does not cover any other tracked units like the tracked bikes or trucks- just tanks, anti-tank units and self propelled guns.
I found this volume to be excellent in the quality (large pages, well constructed - kinda like a tank) and the information provided well top notch as well. Couple that with the colour prints and many photos and you have a real treasure for the World War II history buff.
If you have even a passing interest in the German tanks of history, pick this up and give it a read. I think you will be impressed.
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