Veicoli militari - Germania: libri - storia e modelli

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

Considerato uno dei più grandi ingegneri automobilistici del ventesimo secolo, Ferdinand Porsche è oggi ricordato soprattutto per i suoi straordinari progetti automobilistici, tra cui il Maggiolino Volkswagen e le vetture da Gran Premio Auto Union.
Eppure, la sua straordinaria carriera ha anche un altro aspetto: fu un progettista altrettanto ingegnoso di veicoli e macchinari militari. Anche in questo campo eccelse. La versatilità del suo contributo è davvero sorprendente. Lo studio di Karl Ludvigsen rappresenta la guida definitiva.

Racconta la storia completa, concentrandosi sui rapporti di Porsche con le forze armate tedesche e sulla serie di progetti innovativi di cui fu responsabile. Tra questi figurano i pionieristici motori aeronautici di Austro Daimler, la Kübelwagen, la Schwimmwagen, il carro armato Leopard Tipo 100, il cacciacarri Ferdinand o Elefant e lo straordinario carro armato Maus Tipo 205.
Descrive inoltre il lavoro creativo di Porsche sui motori aeronautici, sui motori per carri armati e persino su un turbogetto per la bomba volante V-1.

Il resoconto di Karl Ludvigsen conferma la preminenza di Ferdinand Porsche come ingegnere brillante e prolifico, uno dei più notevoli della sua generazione.

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German Military Vehicles in the Spanish Civil War - A Comprehensive Study of the Deployment of German Military Vehicles on the Eve of WW2

A comprehensive and up-to-date study of the combat and logistics vehicles which formed part of the German contingent that fought in the Spanish Civil War alongside the rebels.
The Panzer I, which so surprised the world in the Polish campaign and initially equipped the German Panzerdivisionen, was first seen in the Spanish Civil War, together with a wide range of war materiel such as anti-tank guns, flamethrowers, and so on.

This book looks at a wide range of vehicles: from the humblest motorcycle to the Horch staff car; from Opel Blitz, MAN Diesel, Mercedes, and Krupp trucks to the enormous Vomag 3LR 443 truck; not forgetting all the different types of military ambulances seen in Spain during the war years.
Never has such a comprehensive, painstaking and graphical study been made of vehicles used by the German contingent in the Spanish Civil War. The book contains over 500 top quality images, most of them previously unpublished, with each model that served in Spain perfectly identified.

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World War II German Field Weapons & Equipment - A Visual Reference Guide

This title is the first in a series that employs a simple and effective concept to illustrate and describe the multiplicity of equipment and weapons systems used on the ground during World War II. Whilst many books have described such weapons and war materiel, Keith Ward's unique abilities as a 3D technical artist bring these items to life, illustrated throughout in full colour.

Here, in a single concise volume, are all major and many minor and less well-known items of German weaponry and equipment, rendered precisely, including detailed cutaways showing their internal workings, information which is often absent from other publications.
Technical details are also provided. This is an essential volume for anyone interested in the German Armed Forces of World War II.

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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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German Military Vehicles of World War II - An Illustrated Guide to Cars, Trucks, Half-tracks, Motorcycles, Amphibious Vehicles and Others

Presents a cross-section of the most common transport vehicles produced and used by the German army. Tanks plus auxiliary vehicles such as cars, motorcycles, vans, ambulances, trucks and tractors made it possible for the troops to keep moving. These lightly armored or unarmored vehicles - aka "soft skins" - operated behind the front lines, maintaining supply lines, connecting armies with their home bases, and ultimately determining the outcome of battle.

Beginning with the development of military vehicles in the early 1930s, this volume discusses the ways in which this new technology influenced and, to some extent, facilitated Hitler's program of rearmament. Nomenclature, standard equipment, camouflage and the combat roles of the various vehicles are thoroughly examined. Individual vehicle types are arranged and discussed by the following classifications: cars and motorcycles; trucks and tractors; half-tracks and wheeled combat vehicles.
Accompanied by well-researched, detailed line drawings, each section deals with a number of individual vehicles, describing their design, manufacture and specific use.

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

Ristampa del "Catalogue of Enemy Ordnance Material Vol. 1 - German" degli Stati Uniti relativo all'equipaggiamento militare tedesco raccolto durante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale dall'Ufficio del Capo dell'Artiglieria - Washington, DC. Con supplementi aggiornati a giugno 1945.

Dati e illustrazioni di tutto il materiale bellico tedesco raccolto durante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale dall'ufficio del Capo dell'Artiglieria, Washington, D.C., inclusi i supplementi pubblicati fino a giugno 1945.
Copre le specifiche complete e fotografie dettagliate di carri armati, veicoli a motore, artiglieria, armi leggere, armamento per aerei, munizioni e razzi con nomenclatura sia tedesca che inglese.

Maggiori informazioni sui libri Brooklands Portfolio

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Panzer und Radfahrzeuge von Reichswehr und Wehrmacht

NUOVO

Questa edizione riveduta dell'opera fondamentale di Werner Oswald offre una panoramica completa dei veicoli militari utilizzati dalla Reichswehr e dalla Wehrmacht. Copre una vasta gamma di veicoli, dalle prime autoblindo ai trattori e ai veicoli più rari.
La struttura chiara del libro mette in luce sviluppi tecnici e storici che spesso risultavano difficili da comprendere, persino per gli esperti.
Non esiste documentazione più dettagliata sulla motorizzazione delle forze armate tedesche fino al 1945.

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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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180 Jahre KraussMaffei - Die Geschichte einer Weltmarke

The extraordinary history of KraussMaffei goes back to the beginnings of German industry. Shaped by continuous change, the Maffei and Krauss locomotive factories developed into a producer of buses, tracked vehicles and machines.
After many changes of ownership, KraussMaffei is now one of the world's leading manufacturers of machines for processing plastics and rubber.

The authors have researched the 180-year history of this oldest large company in Munich for the first time and evaluate its role in the context of Bavarian and German history. It shows that KraussMaffei has been able to preserve its identity to this day despite all the changes.

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Fahrzeuge der Reichswehr - Radfahrzeuge 1920-1935 (Spielberger)

Officially, the Reichswehr of the Weimar period never had more than 100 000 members, no heavy weapons and no armored vehicles; in maneuvers, cars with plywood bodies served as dummy tanks. But secretly, research and work had long been underway; tank prototypes, disguised as "tractors, " drove through the Soviet steppe, and only a few knew about it.

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This Spielberger volume presents the developments that motorized the Wehrmacht in the first phase of the Second World War. With many illustrations, all technical data and facts are presented and substantiated in detail.

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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.

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

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Militärfahrzeuge des deutschen Heeres 1905-1918 (Typenkompass)

Anche se Guglielmo II era convinto che i veicoli a motore fossero solo un fenomeno temporaneo e che le carrozze dominassero la Prima Guerra Mondiale, numerose moto, automobili e camion, trattori e, più recentemente, veicoli blindati erano in servizio nell'esercito imperiale.

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Quest'opera presenta i veicoli più importanti dell'esercito tedesco tra il 1905 e il 1918. Ogni tipo è presentato con una foto, una descrizione storica e una scheda tecnica.

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Radfahrzeuge der Bundeswehr - seit 1956 (Typenkompass)

Questo libro di riferimento presenta tutti i veicoli su ruote utilizzati dalla Bundeswehr tedesca dal 1956: furgoni, 4x4, camion, veicoli corazzati (Dingo, Fennek, Mungo, Yak, Eagle, Serval) e veicoli dei pompieri.

Pagine del libro "Radfahrzeuge der Bundeswehr - seit 1956"

Ogni tipo è presentato con una foto, una descrizione storica e una scheda tecnica.

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