Standard Catalog of German Military Vehicles
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| Rating | : | 4.23 (978 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 087349783X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 512 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Years later, David began collecting and restoring post-WWII 6X6 vehicles, with an emphasis on special-purpose trucks. David Doyle's interest in full size military vehicles was sparked as a boy when his father gave him a ride in an M211 6X6.
Years later, David began collecting and restoring post-WWII 6X6 vehicles, with an emphasis on special-purpose trucks. . About the Author David Doyle's interest in full size military vehicles was sparked as a boy when his father gave him a ride in an M211 6X6
This is the first-ever collection of images and data on German Military vehicles. Covering everything from the famous Tiger tanks to obscure and peculiar hybrids, motorcycles and tracked vehicles, this all-encompassing reference is a must-have for any military historian, military vehicle enthusiast or military modeller. Packed with never-before-seen photos and recently-discovered technical data, "Standard Catalog of" German Military Vehicles delivers comprehensive coverage of the most revered and feared war machines of WWII. With historical information behind each of the 200 featured vehicles, as well as specifications for each and more than 1,000 detailed photographs, "Standard Catalog of" German Military Vehicles is the best, biggest and most complete book on the market.
Malcolm said masterpiece ruined by awful treatment of the pictures. What a fantastic book, what a labour of love by David Doyle. However it's ruined by the terrible treatment of the photographs. Any one who uses a digial camera or has done some scanning will know what I mean. Basically a picture consists of a white point at one end and a black point at the other. Older photos often have no information at the start or end and the black and white point start a little way in. Left like that you get a muddy unclear picture. But if you draw the white and black points into the point at the start of the . Exhaustive Coverage of Everything they Made John Matlock I've always wondered about the heavy German use of motorcycles with side cars. And I've been fascinated with the German use of the half track configuration.This book answered all of my questions. The German half tracks, which came in a wide range of sizes had much better tracks than did the American M2/M3 (It was said that the American machines had rubber bands for tracks), but the German units were not four wheel drive. The little motorcycle looking halftrack was not a tracked motorcycle, but a small prime mover used to do things. Could be better While there is some useful info, the vehicle technical data listed were somewhat inconsistent, an unhelpful factor in making comparisons. Armor thickness was inexplicably omitted. Most disappointing was the poor quality of the photo reproductions, with contrast so bad as to make many shots of very limited value to the modeler. Why this would be the case in this age of Photoshop when digital magic fairly easily improves imagery is a mystery. Though many obscure and hard-to-find vehicles are covered, the better-known vehicles are de