Half-tracks - Germany: books - history, types and construction
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Halbkettenfahrzeuge des deutschen Heeres
Halbkettenfahrzeuge wurden notwendig, weil die normalen Radfahrzeuge, mit denen die Grenadiereinheiten motorisiert waren, in schwerem Geländer überfordern waren. Daher wurde schon vor dem Krieg eine ganze Palette von Halbketten-Zugmaschinen entwickelt und gebaut.
Das Autorenteam dokumentiert in diesem Band jeden Entwicklungsschritt dieser geländegängigen Fahrzeuge und stellt sie und ihr Innenleben mit vielen aussagestarken Fotos vor. Dieses Buch ergänzt die erfolgreichen Spielberger-Bände.
Halftracked Vehicles of the German Army 1909-1945 (Spielberger)
Volume on German halftracked vehicles from 1909-1945. Spielberger, a leading expert in the field of German military vehicles, presents the wide variety of halftracked types and their wide range of uses in this richly illustrated technical documentation. Types include the WWII era Sd.Kfz.7, Sd.Kfz.250, Sd.Kfz.251, and many others from a wide variety of manufacturers.
Author:
Walter J. Spielberger
Specs:
176 pages, 29 x 22.5 x 2.2 cm / 11.4 x 8.9 x 0.87 in, hardback
Illustrations:
numerous b&w photographs and drawings
Publisher:
Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2008)
EAN:
9780764329425
Halftracked Vehicles of the German Army 1909-1945 (Spielberger)
Im vorliegenden Band wird die Entwicklung der Halbketten-Zugkraftwagen der Wehrmacht dokumentiert. Von den leichten Ein- und Dreitonnern über die mittleren Fünf- bis Achttonner bis hin zu den schweren Zwölf- und Achtzehntonnern sind die wichtigsten Halbkettenfahrzeuge vertreten.
Viele technische Daten. Detaillierte Schnittzeichnungen. Über 100 historische Fotos, darunter viele seltene Archivaufnahmen.
German Halftracks at War 1939-1945 - Rare photographs from Wartime Archives
The Wehrmacht realised that tanks would need to be accompanied into battle by supporting arms, specifically infantry, artillery and engineers. As a fully-tracked field army would be too expensive, semi-tracked support vehicles (commonly called half-tracks) were born. The Germans commissioned numerous types of half-tracked tractors, which were classified by the weight of their towed load and designated Sonderkraffarzeug (special motorized vehicle), abbreviated to Sd.Kfz.
These front-wheel steering vehicles with tracked drive transformed the fighting quality of the armoured divisions making it possible for the infantry, artillery and engineers to keep up with the speed of the Panzers' advance. The half-track even became the preferred reconnaissance vehicle.
This addition to the highly successful and collectable Images of War series has a superb collection of rare images, supported by detailed captions and text, of the many Sd.Kfz variants in diverse theatres of war. It is worth reflecting that, without half-tracks, there could have been no Blitzkrieg.
Author:
Paul Thomas
Specs:
160 pages, 24.5 x 20 x 0.9 cm / 9.7 x 7.9 x 0.35 in, paperback
Illustrations:
250 b&w photographs
Publisher:
Pen & Sword Books Ltd (GB, 2011)
Series:
Images of War
EAN:
9781848844827
German Halftracks at War 1939-1945 - Rare photographs from Wartime Archives
Panzer der Wehrmacht (Band 2) - Rad- und Halbkettenfahrzeuge 1939-1945
Ce livre de référence présente chronologiquement tous les blindés sur roues et les semi-chenilles blindés, utilisés par le Wehrmacht allemand entre 1939 et 1945.
Chaque type est présenté à l'aide d'une photo, d'une description historique et d'une fiche technique.
Author:
Alexander Lüdeke
Specs:
128 pages, 20.5 x 14 cm / 8.1 x 5.5 in, paperback
Illustrations:
97 b&w and 60 colour photographs
Publisher:
Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2012)
Series:
Typenkompass
EAN:
9783613030152
Panzer der Wehrmacht (Band 2) - Rad- und Halbkettenfahrzeuge 1939-1945
A highly accessible overview of the history of fhe half-tracks and armoured wheeled vehicles with technical data, facts and pictures as used by German Wehrmacht in WW2.
Author:
Alexander Ludeke
Specs:
128 pages, 23.5 x 15.5 cm / 9.25 x 6.1 in, paperback
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