Painting Wargaming Models . Armoured Vehicles in Europe 1943-1945
Painting Wargaming Models . Armoured Vehicles in Europe 1943-1945
A review of two titles, Rommel's ghost division, Victory in the west, and Dash to the Channel 1940.
This review will cover two titles in the Pen & Sword "Images of war" series, 1 'Rommel's ghost division, Victory in the west, and 2 ' Rommel's ghost division, dash to the Channel - 1940', because the two are to all intents and purposes one book such are t...
Forgotten Tanks and Guns of the 1920s, 1930s & 1940s
This is a review by Randy L Harvey of the book, Forgotten Tanks and Guns of the 1920s, 1930s & 1940s from Pen and Sword Books by author David Lister and edited by Paul Charlton.
Hitler's Terror Weapons from V1 to Vimana
This is a review by Randy L Harvey of the book, Hitler's Terror Weapons from V1 to Vimana from Pen and Sword Books by author Geoffrey Brooks.
Pakwagen Sd.Kfz. 234/3 and 234/4 Heavy Armoured Cars
This is a review by Randy L Harvey of the book, Pakwagen SDKFZ 234/3 and 234/4 Heavy Armoured Cars German Army, Waffen-SS and Luftwaffe Units - Western and Eastern Fronts, 1944–1945 from Pen and Sword Books by author Dennis Oliver.
PANZER IV Medium Tank German Army & Waffen-SS Last Battles in the West, 1945 - TankCraft 43
12 pages of full colour illustrations depicting 20 different vehicles and their markings Histories of the formations that operated the Pzkpfw IV tank during the last months of the war in the West Technical analysis and list of modifications Galle...
JAGDTIGER Heavy Tank Destroyer German Army Western Front, 1945 - TankCraft 42
10 pages of full colour illustrations depicting 18 different vehicles and their markings Histories of the formations that operated the Jagdtiger during the last battles of the war Technical analysis and list of modifications Gallery of photograp...
Read review, 'NATO and Warsaw Pact armoured fighting vehicles of the cold war'.
While tanks were the most recognized armored vehicles during the Cold War, NATO and Warsaw Pact (WP) armies fielded a wide array of armored fighting vehicles (AFVs). These included armored cars, armored personnel carriers (APCs), anti-aircraft vehicles an...
Read review, 'Hitler's panzers, the complete history 1933-1945'.
Often it is assumed that Hitler’s panzers stormed into action perfectly formed, driving through the armies of the Poles in 1939 and the French in 1940 and defeating them. The dramatic blitzkrieg victories won by the Wehrmacht early in the Second World War...
Operation 'Dragoon' and Beyond - Then and Now
OPERATION 'DRAGOON' AND BEYOND continues the legacy of AFTER THE BATTLE magazine. For almost 50 years AFTER THE BATTLE was a quarterly magazine, publishing 195 issues until May 2022. After the retirement of the founder, it was decided to cease the magaz...
'Sherman medium tank', by Dennis Oliver
A review of a fantastic modelling reference dedicated to the Sherman in Canadian, New Zealand, and South African use, Italy 1943-1945.
Liberation of Nazi Concentration Camps
Randy L Harvey reviews the book, Liberation of Nazi Concentration Camps, from Pen & Sword Books by author Ian Baxter.
Read review, Weapons of the Battle of the Bulge From the Photographic Archives of the US Army Signal Corps
This book focuses on images of American soldiers and the equipment they used or encountered in the Battle of the Bulge, and does it very well.
Hitler's Death Trains - The Role of the Reichsbahn in the Final Solution
Randy L Harvey reviews the book, Hitler's Death Trains - The Role of the Reichsbahn in the Final Solution from Pen & Sword Books by author Ian Baxter.
Puma SDKFZ 234/1 and 234/2 Heavy Armoured Cars German Army, Waffen-SS and Luftwaffe Units - Western and Eastern Fronts, 1944–1945
This is a review by Randy L Harvey of the book, Puma SDKFZ 234/1 and 234/2 Heavy Armoured Cars German Army, Waffen-SS and Luftwaffe Units - Western and Eastern Fronts, 1944–1945 from Pen and Sword Books by author Dennis Oliver.
Read review, 'Images of War. German Self-Propelled Artillery at War 1940-1945. Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives.'
This book analyses the development of the numerous variants of German self-propelled artillery that came into service as these formidable weapon systems were adapted and up-gunned to face the ever-increasing enemy threat. With rare and often published pho...