Following is a recent review from Tamiya Model Magazine:
Arriving recently at the TMMI office, this newly published book is the type of publication that will actully, physically make your mouth water if you are into WW2 German armour and its trappings. Contained with the 200+ pages is an irresistable array of images of German vehicles (Tigers, StuGs, Panthers, Famos and trailers and lots more), in carious states of recovery, repair, replenishment and ruin, all of which present some fascinating details and diorama ideas for the modeller.
This book describes the organisation, deties and deployment of German tank maintenance units during the Second World War, making it rather unique in that respect. It's impossible to gain a full understanding of the tank war itself without an appreciation of the resecources and time devoted to the recovery and maintenance of combat vehicles - it was a massive and vital undertaking, with on average one hour of tank operation requiring ten hours of maintenance.
The test is entirely in German so it's a little difficult for us non-German speakers to find out the background to the images, but the book is still an Aladdin's cave of information and should be snapped up by anyone who likes to paw over previously unpublished black and white photographs of vehicles being fixed... We love it!
Large format, hardbound, 208 pages, over 220 photos, most of them unpublished, plus diagrams, charts and documents.
The book is new and in shrink wrap. Asking what I paid for it, $40.00 plus postage. Will also consider trades for plastic kits, resin kits, conversion and detail sets and books.
