Books about Technical Manuals for German Vehicles, Volume 2, Sonderkraftfahrzeug

Books about The Observer's Fighting Vehicles Directory, World War 2

At the outbreak of World War II in September 1939, Germany's armoured forces the Panzerwaffe were still in their infancy. The restrictions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles meant that German tank production lagged behind its enemies. Initial armour campaigns in Poland were not overly successful and changes were needed

Describes the history and development of the trucks, jeeps, tank transporters, ambulances, amphibians, and other vehicles used to provide support for the various armies in World War II

In 1940 a British offensive in the Western Desert provoked a major Italian military disaster. By early February 1941 the whole of Cyrenaica had been lost, and German help became necessary to avoid the loss of all of Libya. On 14 February 1941 the first echelons of German troops hurriedly