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On March 19, the book “Hitler’s Light Panzers at War” by Paul Thomas is slated to be released. This book is part of the Images of War series from Pen and Sword Publishing.
Publishers Description: Hitler’s Light Panzers at War is a highly illustrated record of the German light tank from its beginnings in the 1930s to the key battles it fought in Poland, France, North Africa, Russia and North Western Europe. [Read more…]
Amazon has listed for a release date of February 19, 2015 the book “British Cruiser Tank A13 Mk. I Mk. II” by Peter Brown. Part of the Armor PhotoHistory series from Model Centrum Progres, this title promises to give an in-depth look at the A13, a vehicle which as far as we know has never had an entire book dedicated to it.
Tank Battles of World War I is slated for a March 19, 2015 release according to Amazon. The publishers website, Pen and Sword Books, lists a release date of February 28. Regardless of what day it is released, this book should be of interest to people interested in the tanks of the first world war. The book is by Bryan Cooper, author of the well regarded 1967 book “Ironclads of Cambrai: The First Great Tank Battle.”
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Osprey Publishing is releasing a new hardcover book on the German WWII Ferdinand and Elefant tank destroyer on April 21, 2015. This book is by Thomas Anderson. In 2013 Osprey published a book by the same author on the German Tiger tank. Guessing from the dust jacket, this new book on the Ferdinand will be similar in style to the Tiger book. While Osprey Publishing’s recent hardcover book on tanks have been limited to WWII German vehicles (Panther, Tiger, Ferdinand), their New Vanguard series of softcover books cover a wide variety of tanks and armored vehicles.
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It’s fair to say that as far as cold war era tanks go, the AMX-30 has never received as much attention as vehicles like the British Centurion and Chieftain, the US Patton series, and the German Leopards. In fact, the only thing published specifically on the AMX-30 in English (as far as we can tell) is AFV Weapons Profile #63 by R.M. Ogorkiewicz way back in the early 70’s! Clearly, this is a vehicle that deserves better than one book in 50 years, so it was a welcome development when Polish publisher Kagero released this new two volume set on the AMX-30. The author of the book, M.P. Robinson remains a bit of a mystery. The book does not include an “about the author” section and a quick google search does not reveal any other books written by Mr. Robinson. Fortunately, Mr. Robinson is more than up to the task given him. [Read more…]
Casemate Publishing has posted information on Amazon about an upcoming book titled “Marine Corps Tank Battles in the Middle East” by Oscar E, Gilbert. Slated for a February 19 release, this book examines US Marine Corps tank actions in the two wars in Iraq. Gilbert has written extensively about Marine Corps armor, including books on Marine Corps tank battles in the Pacific, Korea and Vietnam.
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The History Press has announced a rather intriguing title to be released on March 2, 2015. “The Tank Factory” by William Suttie promises to reveal the history of the post war British Fighting Vehicles Research and Development Establishment at Chertsey. While WW2 tank development has been covered in works by David Fletcher and Peter Beale, there have been few “behind the scenes” looks at post-war British tank development. Hopefully, newcomer William Suttie can deliver the goods with “The Tank Factory.”
(Editors note: this originally appeared in my old blog – tankandavf.blogspot.com – on 2/26/2015.)
When it comes to the history of armored warfare in the Second World War, the US M4 Sherman tank is always sure to draw controversy and a good bit of discussion. Invariably, when this topic is raised in an online forum, someone will bring up the book “Death Traps” by Belton Cooper. With a forward by popular historian Stephen Ambrose and the backing of a major publisher, Death Traps has become quite well known amongst WW2 history aficionados. Mr. Cooper has been featured in TV documentary specials as well, including the history channel series “Engineering Disasters“, which has further increased awareness of his book.
Amazon is showing a date of March 19, 2015 for the release of “Stalin’s Favorite: The Combat History of the 2nd Guards Tank Army from Kursk to Berlin: Volume 1: January 1943-June 1944” by Igor Nebolsin published by Helion. This book claims to be the first detailed combat history of any Soviet unit available in English. Stalin’s Favorite details the history of the 2nd Guards Tank Army, one of the most famous and prestigious units in the Red Army.
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