German Fighting Vehicles Of World War Ii In Focus

Merriam Press Armored Warfare 6. Second Edition (2014). The German Fighting Vehicles of World War II series of volumes covers military vehicles of the German armed forces during the Second World War, including light tanks, medium tanks, heavy tanks, amphibious vehicles, self-propelled guns, half-tracks, prime movers, tractors, trucks, tank transporters, recovery vehicles, support vehicles, scout cars, armored cars, motorcycles, experimental and specialized types, captured vehicles, and equipment, operations, and armored and mechanized troops, in 542 photos (14 in color, 528 B&W).

Merriam Press Armored Warfare 7. First Edition (2014). The third volume in the "German Fighting Vehicles of World War II In Focus" series features three pictorial articles and utilizes a new format with larger photos with captions as well as text providing history and specifications of vehicles. This volume covers: Panzerkampfwagen IV medium tank series (with 118 B&W and 42 color photos). Jagdpanzer IV self-propelled gun or tank destroyer series (with 118 B&W and 2 color photos). This series will also include articles on subjects pertaining to armored warfare, such as personalities and battles, and this volume features: The Myth of Rommel, with 1 color and 32 B&W photos, and a map. Additional volumes in this series are now in preparation.

This volume presents a cross-section of the most common transport vehicles produced and used by the German army. Tanks plus auxiliary vehicles such as cars, motorcycles, vans, ambulances, trucks and tractors made it possible for the troops to keep moving. These lightly armored or unarmored vehicles--aka "soft skins"--operated behind the front lines, maintaining supply lines, connecting armies with their home bases, and ultimately determining the outcome of battle. Beginning with the development of military vehicles in the early 1930s, this volume discusses the ways in which this new technology influenced and, to some extent, facilitated Hitler's program of rearmament. Nomenclature, standard equipment, camouflage and the combat roles of the various vehicles are thoroughly examined. Individual vehicle types are arranged and discussed by the following classifications: cars and motorcycles; trucks and tractors; half-tracks and wheeled combat vehicles. Accompanied by well-researched, detailed line drawings, each section deals with a number of individual vehicles, describing their design, manufacture and specific use.

Merriam Press Armored Warfare 4. Second Edition (2014). Pictorial of 320 B&W and color photos of German tanks, self-propelled guns, armored cars, personnel cars, half-tracks, trucks and motorcycles of World War II. Includes photos of Kubelwagen, Schwimmwagen, Panzerkampfwagen II, Panzerkampfwagen III, BMW motorcycle, Zundapp motorcycle, B.IV demolition vehicle, Lorraine Schlepper (SdKfz 135/1), Grosstraktor I, II, and III, Neubaufahrzeuge, VK3001(P), PzKpfw E.100, SdKfz 303 “Goliath," Maus, SdKfz 250/7, 15cm Panzerwerfer 42 (SdKfz 4/1), SdKfz 251/1, SdKfz 6/2 halftrack, SdKfz 261, Kfz 2, Kfz 15, Kfz 69, Sturmpanzer IV "Brummbar," Elefant, SdKfz 233, SdKfz 234, SdKfz 223, SdKfz 232, SdKfz 263, SdKfz 221, SdKfz 222, SdKfz 231, Kleines Kettenkrad NSU (SdKfz 2), Flammpanzer II, Munitionsträger "Hummel," Jagdtiger, and more.

Merriam Press In Focus 2. Third Edition (2014). This volume covers American military vehicles of World War II, including the light tanks, medium tanks, heavy tanks, jeeps, amphibious vehicles, DUKW, LVT (Landing Vehicle, Tracked), Gun Motor Carriages (GMC), Howitzer Motor Carriages (HMC), half-tracks, prime movers, tractors, trucks, tank transporters, recovery vehicles, support vehicles, scout cars, armored cars, motorcycles, experimental and specialized types. 297 B&W/Color photos.

Merriam Press World War II In Focus WF11 First Edition (2014) Articles on German armored vehicles and forces in this volume: The Rommel Myth Panzerkampfwagen IV Jagdpanzer IV Sd.Kfz. 162 Panzerwerfer Rocket Launcher (15 cm Panzerwerfer 42 auf Selbstfahrlafette Sd.Kfz.4/1, based on the Opel Maultier, or "mule," half-track, and 15 cm Panzerwerfer 42 auf Schwerer Wehrmachtschlepper, or Panzerwerfer auf SWS) 501st Schwere Panzerabteilung in North Africa German Armored Fighting Vehicle Production During World War II 360 B&W photos 49 color photos 2 drawings 1 color four-view illustration 1 color illustration 1 map 9 tables

Merriam Press In Focus 10. First Edition (October 2012). The Fighting Vehicles of World War II series of volumes covers military vehicles of the Second World War, including light tanks, medium tanks, heavy tanks, amphibious vehicles, self-propelled guns, half-tracks, prime movers, tractors, trucks, tank transporters, recovery vehicles, support vehicles, scout cars, armored cars, motorcycles, experimental and specialized types, and many more. Volume 1 includes British (150), French (234), Polish (140), Rumanian (1), Estonian (7), Portuguese (2), and Ecuadorian (2) military vehicles. The number in parentheses is the quantity of photos in this volume for that country, for a total of 536 photos.

Hundreds of photos, many never published before, of Germany's rarely seen tank destroyers, including the Ferdinand, Elephant, and Jagdtiger. Color illustrations focus on unit markings, numbering, and camouflage. Accompanying text chronicles the unit's combat operations plus there are personal accounts from the men who rode in these mechanical monsters.

Merriam Press World War II In Focus Volume 3. First Edition (2013). Over 1,000 photos and images! The third volume in the World War II In Focus series is the first covering only German mechanized and armored warfare. This volume is an extensive pictorial on the military vehicles of the German armed forces during the Second World War, including light tanks, medium tanks, heavy tanks, amphibious vehicles, self-propelled guns, half-tracks, prime movers, tractors, trucks, tank transporters, recovery vehicles, support vehicles, scout cars, armored cars, motorcycles, experimental and specialized types, captured vehicles, and equipment, as well as the campaigns, operations, and battles, and the armored and mechanized troops and their commanders. This volume contains 1,025 photos (933 in B&W, 85 in color, plus 7 drawings and illustrations).

Technical artist and military historian George Bradford has been producing detailed drawings of armored fighting vehicles for over thirty years. Based on meticulous research of actual vehicles, official photographs, factory specifications, and, in some cases, the original design plans, each drawing is rendered with great precision--and in exact scale--offering military enthusiasts and modelers an essential reference on these steel chariots of war. Filled with fine-scale drawings of German AFVs covering the time period of the Blitzkrieg across Europe through the greatest tank battle in history, Kursk. Multiple angles provide a level of detail for the enthusiast and modeler. • 8-Rad SdKfz.231 Armored Car • PzKpfw.I Tank (SdKfz. 101) • PzKpfw.II Tank (SdKfz. 121) • PzKpfw.35(t) Tank • PzKpfw.III Tank (SdKfz. 141) • SdKfz.250 Armored Halftrack • And dozens more . . .