Volkswagen Military Vehicles of the Third Reich: An Illustrated History
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (683 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0306813130 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Originally intended as a symbol of prewar prosperity, the Volkswagen, or "people's car," eventually became a key element in the Nazi war machine.With the outbreak of World War II, the production of the Volkswagen car was adapted for military use, and the Kubelwagen, German "jeep," was designed and manufactured throughout Germany. When Volkswagen burst upon the American automobile scene in the 1960s, it established a reputation for both economy and reliability. Few who drove the original sixties' "Love Bug" knew that the vehicle was the creation of Adolf Hitler in the days of the Third Reich. A special amphibious version, the "Schwimmwagen," was later developed and spearheaded many major German
"After perusing this extensively illustrated bookyou may never look at a VW in quite the same way." -- Baltimore August 2004"Anyone who loves cars will enjoy this book." -- Curled Up with a Good Book"Anyone with an interest in Volkswagenwill thoroughly enjoy this book, which is crammed full of old archive images." -- Military Machines December 2004"FascinatingFor gearheadsthis is a terrific book to buy." -- Wargamer 10/26/04"Taylor's superb study is an invaluable reference work for wargamers, reenactors, and other military enthusiasts." -- WWII History March 2005"The writing and the layout is refreshing, informative and easy to reada great read." -- Volks World October 2004
Blaine Taylor has worked as a Congressional press officer and has been a photographic researcher for numerous books on World War II. He lives in Maryland.. He is the author of Mercedes Benz Parade and Staff Cars of the Third Reich
Volkswagen Military Vehicles Of the Third Reich Very interesting book about the history VW with plenty of pictures.But quality of the book is poor.Paper like news paper level andthen the pictures are not sharp,mostly very dark. Roman. Worth having if you are a VW or WW2 reader This book has alot of attributes I like, it has sections on the Kubelwagen, Schwimmwagen, and "bug" peoples car. I was looking for more of a technical manual concerning pictures of the drivetrain, to include the four wheel drive, but there is a diagram in there and some talk of that all wheel drive employed, especially in the schwimmwagen, there is photo's of cutaway drawings of the front drive mechanisms which are good, a little dark and small but legible, well worth having the book for that.I've had work as a mechanic in the past that got me associated with the transaxles, split cas. Good read Brian E. Very interesting and well thought out book. Lots of cool wartime photos and history on the VW bug