Military Vehicles (WW 2) - Germany: Books - History and Models

Professor Porsche's Wars - The Secret Life of Ferdinand Porsche (paperback)

Regarded as one of the great automotive engineers of the twentieth century, Ferdinand Porsche is well remembered today for his remarkable automotive designs including the Volkswagen Beetle and Auto Union Grand Prix cars.
Yet there is another side to his extraordinary career, for he was an equally inventive designer of military vehicles and machinery. In this field too he excelled. Indeed the sheer versatility of his contribution is astonishing. Karl Ludvigsen's study is the definitive guide.

He tells the complete story, focusing on Porsche's relations with the German armed forces and on the stream of advanced designs he was responsible for. Included are Austro Daimler's pioneering aero engines, the Kübelwagen, Schwimmwagen, Type 100 Leopard tank, Ferdinand or Elefant tank destroyer and the astounding Type 205 Maus tank.
He also describes Porsche's creative work on aero engines, tank engines and even a turbojet for the V-1 flying bomb.

Karl Ludvigsen's account confirms the pre-eminence of Ferdinand Porsche as a brilliant and prolific engineer, one of the most remarkable of his generation.

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Author:	Karl Ludvigsen
Details:	296 pages, 27.5 x 21.5 cm / 10.8 x 8.5 in, paperback
Illustrations:	250 b&w photos
Publisher:	Pen & Sword Books Ltd (GB, 2018)
ISBN:	9781526726797

German Military Equipment WW2 - Catalogue of Enemy Ordnance Material Vol. 1 - German - Brooklands Portfolio

Reprint of the US "Catalogue of Enemy Ordnance Material Vol. 1 - German" of German military equipment collected during WW2 by the Chief of Ordnance - Washington, DC. With supplements updated to June 1945.

Data and illustrations of all German ordnance material as collected during World War II by the office of the Chief of Ordnance, Washington, D.C., including supplements issued up to June 1945.
Covered are full specifications and detailed photographs of tanks, motor vehicles, artillery, small arms, aircraft armament, ammunition and rockets with both German and English nomenclature.

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Details:	358 pages, 28 x 21 x 2.2 cm / 11 x 8.25 x 0.87 in, paperback
Illustrations:	profusely illustrated
Publisher:	Brooklands Books (GB, 2000)
Series:	Portfolio
ISBN:	9781855205499

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Handbook on German Military Forces - War Department Technical Manual (TM E 30-451)

Created during WWII by the War Department, the Handbook on German Military Forces was intended to familiarize command staff with nearly every aspect of Hitler's war machine. Originally classified "restricted", the Handbook was created from the best intelligence that the OSS and other military information sources could offer.
It contains comprehensive information and analysis of the German military system, and includes chapters on the organization of Wehrmacht field forces, military and auxiliary organizations (including SS and SA), tactics, fortifications and defenses, movement, supply and evacuation.

It also contains a description of German uniforms and equipment. This includes mechanized forces and weapons from small arms to mortars, artillery, vehicles and tanks, and rocket weapons.
The Handbook's final chapters are devoted to a study of the Luftwaffe, including its chain of command, equipment, training and tactics.

While some of the details within this book may bear review in light of history, it remains one of the most comprehensive compendiums of information about the German forces ever assembled.
Although it was declassified after WWII, it's never been easy to obtain a copy of this book. This high quality reprint includes all the original text, diagrams and photographs from the final, 1945 revised version of the manual.

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Author:	U.S. War Department
Details:	522 pages, 25 x 20.5 x 2.8 cm / 9.8 x 8.1 x 1.1 in, paperback
Illustrations:	illustrated
Publisher:	Periscope Film (USA, 2013)
ISBN:	9781937684457

The Wehrmacht Weapons Testing Ground at Kummersdorf

The name Kummersdorf is inextricably linked with a wide variety of German weapons, vehicles and equipment. Kummersdorf was involved in every stage of military technical development: research, development, testing and the mass employment of military technology.

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Author:	Wolfgang Fleischer
Details:	200 pages, 26 x 19 x 2.1 cm / 10.25 x 7.5 x 0.83 in, hardback
Illustrations:	over 300 b&w photos
Publisher:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2004)
ISBN:	9780764302732

Militärtechnik in den Museen Sinsheim und Speyer - Uniformen, Waffen, Panzer, Kraftfahrzeuge, Lokomotiven, Flugzeuge

This richly illustrated book provides a comprehensive overview of the most important military exhibits from the Sinsheim and Speyer technology museums. The detailed texts and numerous historical photographs give a realistic impression of the historical development of military technology, particularly during the Second World War, using the examples of the exhibits on display in the museums.

English-speaking readers will find an English summary of the most important facts at the end of each chapter.

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Details:	188 pages, 24.5 x 28 cm / 9.7 x 11 in, hardback
Illustrations:	124 b&w and 255 colour photos, 1 tekening
Publisher:	Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2013)
ISBN:	9783613307261

Geheimprojekte des Heeres 1939-1945

The Third Reich produced a number of technical masterpieces, which were often developed and tested in secret in gigantic underground bunker systems. After the end of the war, the victorious powers were overwhelmed by the achievements of the German designers. Many developments, for example in the heavy tanks, were immediately adopted.

This volume provides an insight into the armaments complex and the test facilities of the Third Reich. It uses first-class image material to shed light on the army's secret developments of heavy and super-heavy tanks, railway guns, long-range weapons and rockets.

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Author:	Stefan Büttner, Martin Kaule
Details:	192 pages, 27 x 23.5 x 1.7 cm / 10.6 x 9.25 x 0.67 in, hardback
Illustrations:	220 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:	Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2022)
ISBN:	9783613044531