Armored fighting vehicles of Germany: World War II

By Duncan Crow

Hardcover book in dust-jacket, as pictured. Arco Publishing, 1973. 307 pages, total. Profusely illlustrated in black and white and some color. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0668046414
• ISBN13: 9780668046411
• Release Date: January 1978
• Publisher: Arco Pub. Co
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.

Customer Reviews

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There have been many books published about the tanks and armored vehicles of World War II, especially the German vehicles. I own only about five or six of these types of books, but Crow's book rates as an easy favorite in my library because of its eloquent, organized style. This is not another "pictorial history" of armored fighting vehicles. Instead, Crow intersperses the historical and developmental history and technical data of tanks, armored cars and other armored variants with anecdotes about their tactical deployment. He also includes articles from other authors, such as an essay about the individual panzer divisions of WWII. The numerous photographs are first rate and they supplement the text perfectly by pointing out distinguishing characteristics of the AFV versions in the photos. Also included are a number of beautiful color drawings. Those who are familiar with the excellent book, "Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two: The Complete Illustrated Dictionary of German Battle," will find Crow a worthy supplement. I tend to use the "Encyclopedia" as a reference manual only, given that it is dominated by photographs and technical data and not with much narrative. Crow's book is not as comprehensive as the "Encyclopedia," but unless you need to know about every German AFV variant ever made, Crow provides a more engaging reading and study of German armor development. It is unfortunate this book is now out of print but it is a classic worth searching for. Now, if I could only find an Allied counterpart by Crow.