If you haven't seen them yet have a look in your nearest Works shop (publisher's clearance outlets). They have reprints of Gander and Icks "British American and Commonwealth Tanks of WWII" and (somebody else) "Encyclopaedia of German Tanks of WWII". Cover price £20, selling for £3.99. While not the von Senger book, the German one is especially good. Now all I want is areprint of Milsom's Russian Tanks 1900-1970 to replace the copy my mate's idiot brother lost 25 years ago.... Oli
The Encyclopedie of German tanks of World War II can't be considered as a source these days. It's littered with errors, including the so-called revised edition. Christian
Yeah, but for £3.99, and some photos you can't get anywhere else - besides it's a good primer - cheap, one source. Always a good jumping off point. Most books in the UK are "fully illustrated guides" which have about zero (or less) informational content. It's the only easily available book I've seen with a photo of Katchen... Oli
Oli David Doyles Standard catalog of german military vehicles sells for just GBP 13.99, and if far more accurate. You have already given one example yourself of why one shouldn't buy the Enclopedia - there never was a Kätzchen armoured personel carrier, it was the Gepanzerte Munitions-Schlepper (VK 5.01) armoured ammunition carrier. SturmTiger Historical errors of all kinds, see above for example. Christian
My apologies - I used the common name for it. And the photo shows mostly wreckage anyway :lol: . Errors, maybe. But for a primer ther's a deal of difference between £4 and £14, plus the fact that most towns in the UK have a Works bookshop now. Specialist military books/ bookshops are for geeks and freaks here in the UK :-? Oli PS, on a lighter note - show me a book that doesn't have errors. If you're a serious fan you're always digging up new information. There's no such thing as a final definitive work ask Tony if he considers any of his books as "the last word" (not knocking Tony's work at all, don't take it that way, anybody)
