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#5 German AFVs of World War II

By: Profile Publications

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Armoured Fighting Vehicles of the World (Profile Publications)

Last Stocked on 10/30/2023

Product Info

Title
#5 German AFVs of World War II
Category
Publish Year
1973
Dimensions
7.5x10.25x1"
NKG Part #
2148046574
Type
Hardcover

Description

“The story of German armour is a remarkable one,” writes Brigadier Bryan Watkins in his study of the Panzer Divisions in this, the fifth volume of Profile’s internationally famous Armored Fighting Vehicles of the World. “Years of study by dedicated professionals, superb leadership on the battlefield, sound training and high tactical skill, combined with a forceful and imaginative equipment policy, produced some notable achievements. Good though the German equipment was, however, it was above all the Germans’ ability to achieve surprise, their great flexibility… and the fighting spirit and determination of the soldiers, which were the telling factors in many of their successes.”

Both these aspects of German armoured excellence in World War II – the equipment and its use on the battlefield – are covered in detail in this volume. First come Profiles of the German AFVs, including the self-propelled guns that were mounted on the chassis of the tanks and armoured cars.

The last quarter of the book is devoted to Brigadier Watkin’s brilliant survey of the achievements of German armour – ‘Only Movement Brings Victory’ – and to Duncan Crow’s thumbnail histories of 40 Panzer Divisions (including the SS Panzer Divisions.)