Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 192 pages
- Published by: Amber September 1, 2007
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 1905704291
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1905704293
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Book Dimensions:
9.6 x 7.6 x 0.7 inches
- Weighs: 1.7 pounds
Product Description
Illustrated with detailed artworks of Wehrmacht vehicles and their markings with exhaustive captions and specifications, The Essential Vehicle Identification Guide: Panzergrenadier Divisions, 1939-45 is the definitive study of the equipment and organization of Germany's motorized army divisions during
World War II.
Organized chronologically by division and formation date, the book describes in depth the various models of tank and other armored and soft vehicles in service with each panzergrenadier division, with listings of unit commanders, vehicle types and numbers and unit structure. Each divisional section is further broken down by campaign, accompanied by orders of battle, a brief divisional history of the campaign and any specific unit markings. Every motorized division is featured, including the elite Grossdeutschland and Fallschirmjager Herman Goring divisions.
With information boxes accompanying the full-color artworks, all drawn to the same scale for easy comparison, The Essential Vehicle Identification Guide: Panzergrenadier Divisions, 1939-45 is a key reference guide for modelers and military history enthusiasts with an interest in the motorized divisions of the Wehrmacht.
REVIEWS
"useful in providing a clear history of every unit in one place gorgeous introduction to the motorized divisions a nice "big picture" type of overview, useful to those looking beyond individual units or specific battles. a valuable addition to any armor library" Internet Modeler, 10/07
" a worthy addition to anyone's library along with Mr. Bishop's Companion volume The Essential Tank Identification Guide: Wehrmacht Panzer Divisions 1939-45 ."Armchair General 02/2008
"highly recommended and could stand as a basic overall reference book on the Panzergrenadier Divisions"IPMS, 10/07
Reader Reviews
Chris Bishop's Panzergrenadier Divisions 1939-45 offers an organizational outline, unit insignia, and brief history of each appropriate Wehrmacht unit. Even though the histories are not nearly as extensive as, for example, similar materials in the Stackpole series, they are easily understandable and competently done. Unfortunately, the photo selection is inadequate in number, occasionally questionable in captioning, almost completely generic, and seldom informative. Even more unfortunately, the artwork, bought from/supplied by Alcaniz Freson's S.A., is even less than generic - it is misinformative. The computer generated images which form nearly two thirds of Panzergrenadier Divisions' content have almost nothing to do with the unit histories except that a certain unit had such a vehicle in its inventory at some time. The camouflage and specific details of the vehicles are often based on a photograph known to be of another unit, and some vehicles even carry markings identifying them with other units than the one assigned to them by their caption. A few images are repeated and assigned to different units; others have the vehicle misidentified. When vehicles are used to illustrate a certain organization, a StuG-Batterie for example (page 111), the same image is repeated for each vehicle in the organization, leading to the false impression that each vehicle bore the same identifying number and camouflage pattern. Would it have been too much effort to individualize each vehicle with its proper number within the organization? I cannot fathom what audience Amber Books Ltd is addressing. Surely anyone interested in this topic will recognize the inadequacy of the book's photos and graphics and will expect more detailed information than the text provides. The photos and graphics are too small for this to serve as a coffee-table book. Good, unit specific photos and better artwork have long been available scattered about in other books, and this would have been an excellent opportunity to assemble them in one location along with reasonably thorough unit histories. This book is of minimum value, and more's the pity.
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