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  • PANZER III GERMAN ARMY LIGHT TANK
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    PANZER III GERMAN ARMY LIGHT TANK
    DENNIS OLIVER
    The Pzkpfw III tank was the mainstay of the Panzer divisions during the Blitzkrieg era and made up the bulk of the armored force sent to North Africa. Although less heavily armored than many of its opponents it was sturdy and reliable and its main armament was the equal of any enemy weapon it was called upon to face. Operating in one of the most inhospitable environments on ear...

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  • SHERMAN MEDIUM TANK
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    SHERMAN MEDIUM TANK
    DENNIS OLIVER
    The Sherman tank served with most Allied armies during the Second World War and it is justly famous for the role it played in the Normandy landings and the subsequent drive into Germany. But the part played by the British commonwealth armored units in the Italian campaign is less well known and in his latest volume in the TankCraft series Dennis Oliver uses wartime photos, exte...

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  • PAKWAGEN SDKFZ 234/3 AND 234/4 HEAVY ARMOURED CARS
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    PAKWAGEN SDKFZ 234/3 AND 234/4 HEAVY ARMOURED CARS
    DENNIS OLIVER
    "...squeezes a lot of useful information into a modest 64 pages and is a useful addition to any library of German armored cars." — War Wheels Experience in the Polish and French campaigns had convinced the German high command of the value of fast-moving, armed reconnaissance vehicles. But it was realised that many of the early designs were too lightly-armed and development of a...

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  • PANTHER GERMAN ARMY MEDIUM TANK
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    PANTHER GERMAN ARMY MEDIUM TANK
    DENNIS OLIVER
    The Allied invasions of Sicily and the Italian mainland had been met with tenacious resistance by the Germans but the defense consisted for the most part of armored units that were little different to those the British had faced in North Africa. But in early 1944, with the landings at Anzio and Nettuno and the attempt to bypass the German defensive line, the Wehrmacht's high co...

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  • PANZER III, GERMAN ARMY LIGHT TANK
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    PANZER III, GERMAN ARMY LIGHT TANK
    DENNIS OLIVER
    The Pzkpfw Ill was the most effective tank available to the German army in North Africa during the battles of 1941. It outnumbered all the other types in service with the Afrikakorps at that time and when compared to the Pzkpfw I and Pzkpfw II designs it was a potent, modern weapons system. Although less heavily armored than its British opponents it was sturdy and reliable and ...

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  • PAKWAGEN SDKFZ 234/3 AND 234/4 HEAVY ARMOURED CARS
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    PAKWAGEN SDKFZ 234/3 AND 234/4 HEAVY ARMOURED CARS
    DENNIS OLIVER
    "...squeezes a lot of useful information into a modest 64 pages and is a useful addition to any library of German armored cars." — War Wheels Experience in the Polish and French campaigns had convinced the German high command of the value of fast-moving, armed reconnaissance vehicles. But it was realised that many of the early designs were too lightly-armed and development of a...

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  • PANZER III, GERMAN ARMY LIGHT TANK
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    PANZER III, GERMAN ARMY LIGHT TANK
    DENNIS OLIVER
    The Pzkpfw Ill was the most effective tank available to the German army in North Africa during the battles of 1941. It outnumbered all the other types in service with the Afrikakorps at that time and when compared to the Pzkpfw I and Pzkpfw II designs it was a potent, modern weapons system. Although less heavily armored than its British opponents it was sturdy and reliable and ...

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  • PANTHER GERMAN ARMY MEDIUM TANK
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    PANTHER GERMAN ARMY MEDIUM TANK
    DENNIS OLIVER
    The Allied invasions of Sicily and the Italian mainland had been met with tenacious resistance by the Germans but the defense consisted for the most part of armored units that were little different to those the British had faced in North Africa. But in early 1944, with the landings at Anzio and Nettuno and the attempt to bypass the German defensive line, the Wehrmacht's high co...

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  • HETZER - JAGDPANZER 38 TANK DESTROYER
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    HETZER - JAGDPANZER 38 TANK DESTROYER
    DENNIS OLIVER
    By 1944 the German army was on the defensive on all fronts and Allied bombing was putting increasing pressure on the nation's industrial output. Since the earliest days of the war the Germans had experimented with mounting anti-tank weapons on obsolete chassis and one of the most successful of these would prove to be the Jagdpanzer 38, more often referred to today as the Hetzer...

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  • SDKFZ 251 – 251/9 AND 251/22 KANONENWAGEN
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    SDKFZ 251 – 251/9 AND 251/22 KANONENWAGEN
    DENNIS OLIVER
    The Sdkfz 251 halftrack was one of the most versatile armored vehicles produced by either side in the Second World War. Designed by the firm of Hannoversche Maschinenbau AG, or Hanomag, production ran to over 15,000 vehicles and it was eventually built as twenty-three separate variants serving as not only a personnel carrier, but also a command vehicle, mobile rocket launcher, ...

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  • PANZER III—GERMAN ARMY LIGHT TANK
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    PANZER III—GERMAN ARMY LIGHT TANK
    DENNIS OLIVER
    "Concentrates on the Panzer III as operated during the invasion of the Soviet Union . . . a mixture of history, camouflage and models . . . well done." —ModelingMadness.com The Pzkpfw III tank was the mainstay of the Panzer divisions during the Blitzkrieg era, which could fairly be said to have ended with the Germans' failure to take Moscow in the winter of 1941. Although less ...

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  • TIGER I & TIGER II TANKS
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    TIGER I & TIGER II TANKS
    DENNIS OLIVER
    "Will be of great interest to modelers that plan to build a Tiger tank and to military historians alike." — AMPS Indianapolis By the first weeks of 1945, the Eastern Front had been pushed back to the Carpathian mountain passes in the south and Warsaw on the Vistula River in the center, while in the north, the German army was fighting in East Prussia. The Wehrmacht's armored and...

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  • JAGDPANZER IV - GERMAN ARMY AND WAFFEN-SS TANK DESTROYERS
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    JAGDPANZER IV - GERMAN ARMY AND WAFFEN-SS TANK DESTROYERS
    DENNIS OLIVER
    Combining the destructive firepower of the 75mm gun with the mobility of the Pzkpfw IV medium tank , the Jagdpanzer IV was quite possibly the most effective tank destroyer of the Second World War. From early 1944 these vehicles were allocated to the anti-tank battalions of Panzer and Panzergrenadier divisions and saw action in Normandy, the Ardennes and the final battles in Ger...

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  • TIGER I: GERMAN ARMY HEAVY TANK
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    TIGER I: GERMAN ARMY HEAVY TANK
    DENNIS OLIVER
    The Tiger I tank, probably the most famous German armoured vehicle of the Second World War, might have been a war-winning, break-through weapon if it had been produced in sufficient numbers and if it had been introduced earlier on the Eastern Front, before the balance of strength had tipped towards the Soviet Union. At the Battle of Kursk there were not enough Tigers to make a ...

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  • PANZER IV, MEDIUM TANK
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    PANZER IV, MEDIUM TANK
    DENNIS OLIVER
    A fully illustrated guide to Germany's use of Panzer IV Tanks during the Normandy campaign, perfect for WWII buffs, modelers, and wargamers. When the Allied armies landed on the Normandy beaches on June 6, 1944, they met a reaction force anchored by 758 Pzkpfw IV tanks. The first models of these tanks had entered service in 1937 and the original design remained in use, continua...

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  • PANTHER MEDIUM TANK
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    PANTHER MEDIUM TANK
    DENNIS OLIVER
    A guide blending the history behind a World War II German tank used on the Eastern Front with resources for military vehicle modeling enthusiasts. In July 1943 the German army launched what was to be its last major offensive on Soviet soil. Codenamed Operation Citadel, the attack had initially been scheduled to commence in May but was postponed by Hitler several times to allow ...

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  • TIGER I AND TIGER II TANKS
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    TIGER I AND TIGER II TANKS
    DENNIS OLIVER
    By the first weeks of 1945, the Eastern Front had been pushed back to the Carpathian mountain passes in the south and Warsaw on the Vistula River in the center, while in the north, the German army was fighting in East Prussia. The Wehrmacht's armored and mobile formations were now employed exclusively as fire brigades, rushed from one crisis to the next as the Red Army pushed i...

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  • PANTHER MEDIUM TANK
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    PANTHER MEDIUM TANK
    DENNIS OLIVER
    This fully illustrated modeling guide offers in-depth information on the German Panther tanks battalions that fought Russia in 1944. In the summer of 1944, overwhelming Soviet offensives threatened to destroy the entire German army on the Eastern Front. As the Wehrmacht scrambled to hold its ground, the newly raised IV SS-Panzerkorps—with its battalions of Pzkpfw V Panther tank...

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  • TANK DESTROYER, ACHILLES AND M10
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    TANK DESTROYER, ACHILLES AND M10
    DENNIS OLIVER
    A guide that blends the history behind this British World War II tank with resources for military vehicle modeling enthusiasts.   In this heavily illustrated volume in the TankCraft series Dennis Oliver focuses on the Achilles—the British variant of the American M10—which was one of the most important Allied tank destroyers of the Second World War. It played a key role in the a...

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  • PANTHER TANKS: GERMAN ARMY AND WAFFEN-SS, DEFENCE OF THE WEST, 1945
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    PANTHER TANKS: GERMAN ARMY AND WAFFEN-SS, DEFENCE OF THE WEST, 1945
    DENNIS OLIVER
    A guide that blends the history behind the German World War II tank with resources for military vehicle modeling enthusiasts.   In late 1944 and 1945, the Panther tank played an important role in Germany's desperate efforts to stem the Allied advance on the Western Front. The Panther, perhaps the best armored vehicle produced by Germany during the Second World War, was a key el...

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  • STUG III & STUG IV
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    STUG III & STUG IV
    DENNIS OLIVER
    A guide that blends the history behind this German World War II tank with resources for military vehicle modeling enthusiasts.   In the last years of the Second World War the Sturmgeschütz III (StuG III) and Sturmgeschütz IV (StuG IV) played a vital role as assault guns during the German army's struggle to block the Allied advance on the Western Front. As the Wehrmacht's tank f...

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  • TIGER I AND TIGER II TANKS
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    TIGER I AND TIGER II TANKS
    DENNIS OLIVER
    An in-depth overview of these fearsome heavy tanks, including photos, illustrations, and modeling information.   Tiger tanks were among the most-feared fighting vehicles of the Second World War. They gained almost legendary status—yet they never fulfilled their potential, because they were not produced in sufficient numbers and the tide of the war had turned against the German ...

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  • CROMWELL AND CENTAUR TANKS
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    CROMWELL AND CENTAUR TANKS
    DENNIS OLIVER
    "A n excellent resource for one just starting out trying to model one of these beasts . . . great background information." —AMPS   Designed with the hard lessons of the North African campaign in mind, including the adoption of a dual-purpose gun capable of firing high-explosive and anti-tank rounds, the Cromwell was one of the most successful of the British cruiser tanks produc...

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  • TIGER I
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    TIGER I
    DENNIS OLIVER
    A fully illustrated guide to the German Tiger I tank and its operations in the field by the renowned expert on WWII armored vehicles.   At Hitler's insistence, the first Tiger I tanks drove into action in Tunisia in December 1942. Despite their lack of reliability and the small number deployed, they quickly gained a fierce reputation. With its heavy armor and 88mm gun, the Tige...

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  • JAGDPANTHER TANK DESTROYER
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    JAGDPANTHER TANK DESTROYER
    DENNIS OLIVER
    "First class illustration and a very effective text overview . . . covers the development, on the Panther chassis, of a very effective tank destroyer."— Firetrench   Combining the destructive firepower of the 88mm gun with the outstanding mobility of the Panther series, the Jagdpanther is quite probably the best-known tank destroyer of the Second World War. In the vehicle's fir...

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  • CHURCHILL TANKS
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    CHURCHILL TANKS
    DENNIS OLIVER
    This fully illustrated study of these iconic WWII tanks will be "of great interest to history buffs and an inspirational aid to modelers" ( Toy Soldier & Model Figure). Designed as a heavily armored tank which could accompany infantry formations, the Churchill Tank's ability to cross rough ground and climb seemingly unassailable hills became legendary. The tank first saw action...

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  • PANTHER TANKS: GERMANY ARMY AND WAFFEN SS, NORMANDY CAMPAIGN 1944
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    PANTHER TANKS: GERMANY ARMY AND WAFFEN SS, NORMANDY CAMPAIGN 1944
    DENNIS OLIVER
    History buffs, modelers, and wargamers will find "authentic orders of battle and narratives of the actual situations these units faced in Normandy" ( Schopenhauer's Workshop).   Central to the German strategy of dealing with an Allied landing in France was the availability of a strong, mobile armored reserve. In June 1944, as part of this force, the Army in the West was able to...

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  • SHERMAN TANKS OF THE BRITISH ARMY AND ROYAL MARINES
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    SHERMAN TANKS OF THE BRITISH ARMY AND ROYAL MARINES
    DENNIS OLIVER
    "One neat book full of markings for British Shermans. It will greatly appeal to both modelers and AFV enthusiasts and historians."—AMPS Indianapolis   With production in excess of 55,000, the Sherman tank was eventually in service with most Allied armies of the Second World War and by the time of the Normandy landings was the mainstay of Britain's armored battalions. In his sec...

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  • TIGER I AND TIGER II
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    TIGER I AND TIGER II
    DENNIS OLIVER
    A guide blending the history behind the two World War II German tanks with resources for military vehicle modeling enthusiasts. In spite of the relatively small numbers produced, the Tiger I and Tiger II tanks are arguably the most famous armored fighting vehicles of the Second World War. This book, the first in the TankCraft series, uses archive photos and extensively research...

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  • TANK CRAFT 48 STURMTIGER GERMAN ARMY UNITS
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    TANK CRAFT 48 STURMTIGER GERMAN ARMY UNITS
    DENNIS OLIVER
    The house-to-house fighting encountered in Stalingrad convinced the Wehrmacht that a heavily armoured vehicle mounting a weapon capable of destroying enemy strongpoints should be developed as a matter of urgency. The 15cm-armed Brummbär, built on the chassis of the ever-reliable Pzkpfw IV, was rendered obsolete by developments in man-portable anti-tank weapons and so the decisi...

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