Scrapper_511 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Thanks MDF! :thumbup: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 For the uber-WWII buffs:http://maparchive.ru/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TankHunter Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Panzer Warfare on the Eastern Front by Hans SchauflerCrossing the Suez by Saad el ShazlyPanzer Gunner by Bruno Friesen 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDF Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 What an outstanding resource, thanks for the heads up MDF! :thumbup:I'm surprised folks around here haven't talked up that archive more. It's pretty incredible. Now if they'll just add issues from the 70's....Also, all back issues of Military Review are available online as well. Tends to address higher echelon concerns, but still lots of good stuff for armor aficionados and members of CWAS. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koen Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Armor mag is not unknown here: e.g. most tactical vignettes were converted in scenario's. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Thunder Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Panzer Gunner by Bruno Friesen"Panzer Gunner" is somewhat interesting in that a Canadian-born German is the author. He explains how he ended up in the Wehrmacht. He also explains the ranging system used and the engagements in which he fought. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrapper_511 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Anyone know where I can get "Armies of NATO's Central Front" by Isby, for cheap!? So far I've only found them selling for hundreds of dollars! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDF Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Anyone know where I can get "Armies of NATO's Central Front" by Isby, for cheap!? So far I've only found them selling for hundreds of dollars!I just bought a copy a few months back, but it was definitely not cheap.:redface: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer_Leader Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 I just bought a copy a few months back, but it was definitely not cheap.:redface: Yes, I have it on my Amazon Wish List and I've yet to see it for less than USD $496.00, and usually more. Unfortunately, at that price, I'm not prepared to buy it no matter how good it is (it would be the most expensive book I've ever bought by a long shot). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Companion Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Yes, I have it on my Amazon Wish List and I've yet to see it for less than USD $496.00, and usually more. Unfortunately, at that price, I'm not prepared to buy it no matter how good it is (it would be the most expensive book I've ever bought by a long shot). It was a few dollars shy of $200 when I got my copy and I thought it was expensive... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrapper_511 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Yes, I have it on my Amazon Wish List and I've yet to see it for less than USD $496.00, and usually more. Unfortunately, at that price, I'm not prepared to buy it no matter how good it is (it would be the most expensive book I've ever bought by a long shot). No kiddin Panzer. If I had that money to spend I'd be inclined to invest it towards an i7 CPU, motherboard, and RAM. Why the heck is it so expensive? How do you like it so far, Companion? Would you happen to also have "Weapons and Tactics of the Soviet Army" to compare it to? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer_Leader Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 It was a few dollars shy of $200 when I got my copy and I thought it was expensive...Sounds like a bargain to me :biggrin: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Companion Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 No kiddin Panzer. If I had that money to spend I'd be inclined to invest it towards an i7 CPU, motherboard, and RAM.Why the heck is it so expensive?How do you like it so far, Companion? Would you happen to also have "Weapons and Tactics of the Soviet Army" to compare it to?Yes I do have 1988 edition for Soviet army book.The books are what they are; they show how the Western military analysts pieced together separate bits of information to predict a picture of conventional military balance.So I'd caution against using the books as some sort of encyclopedia; some of the information is not correct or only partially true because simply the books were written in 80s.But with some background knowledge yourself, you can glean some interesting bits, reports, and some tables like the one I posted on Tactics forum. "tank attack success rate"The books were definitely worth my while. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrapper_511 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Well, I've tried my luck at a couple of local used book stores but neither of them happened to have Armies of NATO's Central Front. How awesome would it have been if I had found a copy selling for less than cover price??? I did end up buying a few oversized books on late Cold War warships and aviation. I also discovered "Crusader" by Rick Atkinson. It's about behind the scenes stories of the first Gulf War. Any page I open it to seems to always have an interesting story I never heard about and very unlike the polished news reports and stories we've all heard about. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TankHunter Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Almost done with "By Tank: D to VE Days" by Ken Tout. Pretty good so far. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusty Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Almost done with "By Tank: D to VE Days" by Ken Tout. Pretty good so far. One of my favorite WW2 tank books, always worth a re-read 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjay Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Purrrrrchased. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TankHunter Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 One of my favorite WW2 tank books, always worth a re-read Ya, what else are ya holding out on? :bigsmile: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusty Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Ya, what else are ya holding out on? :bigsmile:Well, Ken Touts first book TANK is very good also, as are all his WW2 books,http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tank-Hours-Battle-August-1944/dp/0709055838/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1383343807&sr=1-4&keywords=ken+toutThen there's Take these men by Cyril Jolly,http://www.amazon.co.uk/Take-These-Men-Echoes-War/dp/0907675409/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1383343605&sr=1-1&keywords=take+these+menAnd Mailed Fist by John Foley,http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mailed-Fist-John-Foley/dp/0583124917/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1383344022&sr=1-2&keywords=mailed+fistArmoured farmer by Malcolm Cleverley is more up to date set in the late 70's onward so is a nice cold war account of Tanking in the British Army of the period. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Armoured-Farmer-Tankies-Malcolm-Cleverley/dp/184683029X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1383344401&sr=1-1&keywords=armoured+farmer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithcorp Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 Not sure if it's any good, but Panzer Warfare on the Eastern Front on Kindle is free at the moment (and seems to be for non-US folk too).http://www.amazon.com/Panzer-Warfare-Eastern-Front-ebook/dp/B00DN63OCE/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1383333896&sr=1-1smith 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TankHunter Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 Smithcorp, that book isn't bad. I bought it a few months back and it was pretty interesting.Crusty, just added most of those to buy my list. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibsonm Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 (edited) "By Tank into Normandy"Stuart Hillshttp://www.amazon.com/Tank-Normandy-Cassell-Military-Paperbacks/dp/0304366404Brand new Officer Cadet graduate, greener than the paint job on his vehicle lands in Normandy and runs into 12th SS Panzer.Rapid transition from new guy to experienced "old hand".Descriptions of Padres giving last rites to the charred corpses of friends, still in their in burnt out vehicles, etc. Edited November 6, 2013 by Gibsonm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithcorp Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Just went crazy at Amazon (Chrissy gifts for the kids to give me!). Enjoyed First Clash so much I just bought second-hand copies of Red Army by Ralph Peters, The Third World War by Sir John Winthrop Hackett, and The War That Never Was by Michael Palmer.Looks like I'll be having nuke nightmares for a while! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadgerDog Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 "Kursk", I thought was a really good book about tankers. It takes place in WWII and goes back and forth between a crew of a T-34 and German Armor Officer who commands a tank company. He is the tank commander of a Tiger I and it has an excellent tank battle that takes place where hundreds of tanks were fighting on boths sides. The area was so small that there seemed to be no front. It depicts the events at the battle of Kursk. Good read. I give it *****! Oh and I believe the auther is David Robbins.Is this the one you refer to?http://www.amazon.com/Last-Citadel-Novel-Battle-Kursk-ebook/dp/B000XUDI3S/ref=sr_1_9?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1384349944Thanks ..Regards,Doug 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer_Leader Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 For anyone interested in the Danish Leopard 2A5 I can highly recommend this book: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Danish-Leopard-2A5-Thomas-Antonsen/dp/1847680275/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1386994046&sr=8-1&keywords=danish+leopard+2a5It covers the evolution of the Danish requirement for the 2A5 from the Leopard 1 through 2A4 and of course baseline Danish 2A5 and QRF variant used in Afghanistan, or 2A5A2 in Steel Beasts. It's 172 pages packed full of multiple colour photos per page including many detail shots of the exterior and interior. Funnily enough, photos of the commander's and gunner's stations feel eerily familiar thanks to the detailed 3D interior model in Steel Beasts! If you're a fan of the Leopard 2A5DK you'll love this book! :heartpum:You can also buy it direct from the publisher here too if you want: http://www.barbarossabooks.eu/danish-leopard-2a5-p-12338.html?zenid=ac29f13eb5e756baf7d270cd7edc9a19. This is a fantastic place to buy specialist military and armoured warfare publications. Despite being in the UK and paying pounds, I buy many of my books on AFVs from Barbarossa Books. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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