Books on British WW2 Tanks and vehicles, covering all the main WW2 Tanks, British Tanks of WW11 Churchill tank, Cromwell tank, British Sherman tanks, World War Two books on American tanks, Light tanks, M4 Sherman, M3 Stuart tank, Russian WW2 Tanks. WW2 Russian T34 tank, Russian heavy tanks KV1 tank, the KV2 tank

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Sort by:          Product     Price      Default     see details AEC Matador Taking the Rough with the Smooth Steve Richards This book falls into three parts. The first deals with th Model (O)853 Matador, the second with the Model (O)854 and the third is a fascinating assortment of related articles by way of Appendices. The last of these is compiled by John Harrington and lists more than 200 surviving Matadors. From Pat Ware’s Foreword ‘Quintessentially British, the AEC Matador is one of the unsung automotive heroes of WW2. Whilst there have been several histories of the AEC company which briefly touch on the model, this is the first time that the Matador has been the star of the show. Steve Richards is to be congratulated for this fascinating insight into the development and career of what is possibly AEC’s finest product’ 80pp. 99b/w photos. 68 in colour. Card covers. Large format Price: £15.99 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details Armored Thunderbolt -The U.S. Army Sherman in World War II Steven Zaloga Superb title on the Sherman, illustrated with hundreds photos, including many never published before with riveting accounts of armoured warfare in World War II. It Compares the Sherman to other tanks, including the Panther and Tiger. Focusing on Northwest Europe (but also including a chapter on the Pacific), Zaloga follows the Sherman into action on D-Day, among the Normandy hedgerows, during Patton's race across France, in the great tank battle at Arracourt in September 1944, at the Battle of the Bulge, across the Rhine, and in the Ruhr pocket in 1945. 384pp over 400 photos. Large format Price: £29.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details British Infantry Tank Mk III Valentine Part 1 Photogallery Series The contents included in this excellent book are 114 photos. 12 colour plates plus scale drawings. 64pp. Card covers. 64pp Price: £21.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details Camouflage & Markings of Canadian Armored Vehicles in World War Two Part 2.Armor Photogallery Series An authoritative guide to the Canadian armor camouflage and markings during training and combat operations in World War II. Part 2 includes Canadian camouflage system principles. Photo section covers combat operations in Italy and in North-West Europe. Includes the Dingo, Fox, Humber Scout Car, Humber Light Recce Car, Otter, Staghound, Stuart, Ram Kangaroo, M7 Priest, Sherman, Universal Carrier. Statistics: 64pp. 130 colour and b&w photos, 33 full-colour plates of artwork Price: £23.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details Camouflage & Markings of the 6th South African Armored Division - North Africa & Italy, 1943-45. Part 1: Armored Vehicles Armor Photogallery Series An authoritative guide to the South African armor camouflage and markings during training and combat operations in World War II. Part 1 includes armored vehicles: Crusader, Grant, Sherman, Priest, M10, Sexton, Stuart Recce, Universal Carrier, Half-track, Scout/Armored Cars. Statistics: 64pp. 109 b&w photos, 2 tables of Arm of Service markings, 16 full-colour plates of artwork Price: £23.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details D-Day Normandy Allied Liberation Vehicles Francois Bertin From the paratrooper's folding bicycle to the assault tank, The Allied Vehicles of the Liberation presents a living panorama of the vehicles that participated in the Normandy landings and the eventual liberation of Europe. The principal vehicles of the American, British and Canadian armies are shown here, each of them presented with precise technical details. The book is illustrated throughout with specially commissioned, magnificent, detailed full colour photographs of vehicles collected and brought back to life by some of the leading restorers in Europe. This book will be of interest to all military vehicle enthusiasts and to vehicle modelers in particular. 128pp. Full colour throughout. Card covers. Large format. English edition Price: £12.99 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details JERRYCAN 70 Years Old & Still in Service-Heimdal Philippe Leger This book relates the story of this ingenious container, bringing together in one collection, documents, many colour photographs (particularly valuable to collectors), as well as different points of view on this topic from a wide variety of sources. Industrial production of the “Kanister” started in 1937 in Germany, then in 1941 the USA created its own gas can, inspired by the German model. British production started only in 1942. Italy also manufactured the “taniche” for its army, but due to the absence of dates for the Italian version, it is hard to say exactly when production was launched. Finally, towards the end of the conflict, in 1944, France started to manufacture different models, with varying degrees of success. 160pp. 300 colour photos. 86 b/w period photos. Large format. French/English text Price: £22.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details KV Technical History and Variants - Massive book 560 pages Neil Stokes A massive book from the publishers of the out-of-print T-34 Mythical Weapon. The book covers all major variants and sub-variants including the KV-1, KV-1S, KV-85, KV-2, KV-8 and SU-152. It draws upon wartime Soviet documents and technical manuals, factory archive material and other primary source references to provide the most in-depth treatment of the KV series ever published. The majority of the photographs come from private sources and less than 10% have been previously published. They include rarely seen top views, interior photographs of the KV-1 and SU-152, along with previously unpublished photographs providing glimpses of the turret interior on the KV-2. More than four years in the making. 560pp. 350 b/w photographs and over 300 drawings including 50 pages of 1:35 scale drawings and 12 pages of colour profiles. Large format. NOW AVAILABLE Price: £94.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details M51 Isherman Sherman in detail Wings & Wheels Title Walk around photo manual for modellers. IDF Sherman M51 in Israeli Museums and private collection in Holland. Illustrated in colour through. 68pp. card covers Price: £19.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details Motorcycles At War: Images Of War Series Gavin Birch The author, who is the Photo Archivist at the IWM has unearthed images of all the major marques. Famous British names (Triumph, Norton, Matchless, BSA, Velocette, James and Rudge) feature along with the bigger American machines from Indian and Harley-Davidson. German bikes have their own chapter with classics such as NSU, Zundapp and BMW and include hybrid tracked motorcycles known as Kettengrad – with some shots actually taken by General Erwin Rommel himself. Also covered are rare experimental prototypes photographed during trials and later in combat, the ‘funnies’ of the wartime biking world such as the Airborne forces Excelsior Welbike (British) and the Cushman parascooter (US). 144pp. 250 photos. Card covers Price: £14.99 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details MR.CHURCHILL'S TANK THE BRITISH INFANTRY TANK MARK IV D. Fletcher This is the full story from the design of an oversized prototype in Belfast in 1940. Covers mark by mark from the A20 through to the heavyweight Black Prince design. 211pp. 350 photos. LARGE FORMAT Price: £37.50 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details Sherman IC Firefly Armor Photogallery series Technical/historical background illustrated with b&w period photos and a selection of detailed walkaround photographs highlighting technical details of the Sherman IC Firefly - the most successful British modification to the U.S. Sherman tank, widely used by British, Commonwealth, Polish and Czechoslovakian forces during World War Two. Statistics: 158 full color photos of the Firefly IC and R975 engine preserved at the South African National Museum of Military History, Johannesburg; 89 b&w period photos showing several camouflage and marking options in British, Canadian, Polish, New Zealand, Czechoslovakian and South African service; 6pp 1/35th & 1/48th scale drawings of Firefly IC and Hybrid IC, 32 tone drawings reprinted from various technical manuals. 80pp. 158 Colour photos. 89 b/w period photos. 6pp scale drawings. Card covers. Large format Price: £23.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details Sherman Tank: Images Of War Series Gavin Birch A brilliant and prolific collection of rare photographs celebrating the war-winning qualities of arguably the most important tank of the Second World War. Many of the marvellous images have never been seen before but thanks to the author, who has special access to the IWM archive they are now available with full authoritative captions. Remarkable detail of the naby variants, design and fitting is shown. 176pp. approx 300 photos. Card covers Price: £14.99 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details The Jeep in Every Possible Condition - Heimdal Ghislaine Hardier Armel Joubert des Ouches This without doubt will be the book that every Jeep enthusiast, collector and mechanic has been waiting for. There are many books on the history of this legendary vehicle, but here for the first time ever, the authors tell you in step-by-step detail exactly how to restore your Jeep. From the crankshaft to the engine block, including the cylinders, the oil pump, the clutch and the gear box, key advice on restoration and the pitfalls to avoid are fully explained, with a set of over 150 photographs to support the information provided. 144pp. Over 150 colour photos, plus selection of WWII period photos. Large format. French/English text Price: £20.00 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details Tyagatshi Soviet Full-Tracked Artillery of the Red Army & in Wehrmacht Service. Over 400 photos This is a cracking book for all who are interested in the subject. After ten years of researching German and Russian sources as well as obtaining every wartime photo accessible, the author provides the reader with the most comprehensive coverage ever published. Illustrated with excellent photos which are superb in their clarity. Good detailed text that covers production and use. 360pp. 491 photos. Colour artwork. Scale drawings. English/German text. Large format Price: £34.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details U.S. Armored Car Staghound Photogallery Series History of the design, development and operational use of the U.S.-built Staghound armored car, widely used by British, Canadian, Polish and New Zealand armored car regiments during World War Two. Statistics: 131 archive photos, 6pp all-new 1/35th scale drawings of Staghound I, II and III, 9 tone drawings reprinted from various technical manuals, 19 full-color plates showing British, Canadian, New Zealand, Polish and Italian vehicles. 64pp. 131 photos. Scale drawings. 19 colour plates. Card covers Price: £18.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details US Armour Camouflage & Markings WWII Squadron Signal A excellent reference. Heavily illustrated with black and white photos from WWII that show the variety of camouflage patterns and techniques used by US. 64pp. 176 photos. 8pp. colour artwork. Card covers. Large format Price: £16.99 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details US ARMOURED ARTILLERY IN WORLD WAR II Concord series Steven Zaloga, the noted specialist on US armor, brings us this ultimate book on US armoured artillery in WWII. The book starts with the North African campaign when only the T30 and T19 were used. The Italian campaign saw the M7 and M8 entered service. The M12 started its bunker busting role in France. The book then moved on to the Siegfried Line campaign, Battle of the Bulge, Germany in 1945 and finally the Pacific campaign. All images are high quality US Army Signal Corps photos, depicting the motor gun carriages in action throughout the war. 72pp. 184 photos. 16 colour plates. Card covers. Large format Price: £12.99 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details Western Allied Tanks 1931-1945 The Essential Vehicle Identification Guide David Porter The Essential Vehicle Identification Guide: Western Allied Tanks, 1939–45 offers an highly illustrated guide to the main armoured fighting vehicles used by the Western Allies during World War II. All the major and many minor tanks are featured, with variations of the M4 Sherman, Churchill and Matilda, as well as mat-laying, engineering and mine-clearing versions. Lesser known models from the early years of the war, armoured cars, halftracks, trucks and amphibious vehicles make this a rounded compendium of Western Allied armoured fighting vehicles. This is a key reference guide for military modellers and World War II enthusiasts. Packed with more than 250 full-colour artworks and photographs with exhaustive specifications. 192pp Price: £19.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details World War II AFV Plans, Russian Armoured Fighting Vehicles George Bradford Based on meticulous research of actual vehicles, official photographs, factory specifications, and, in some cases, the original design plans, each drawing is rendered with great precision--and in exact scale--offering military enthusiasts and modelers an essential reference on these armour vehicles. Multiple angles provide a level of detail for the enthusiast and modeler. Includes: T-34 Model 1940. BA-64B Model 1943 Light Armored Car. BT-7 (Model 1937 Fast Tank). SU-76i (on Pz.III chassis). KV-8 flamethrower. ZIS-42 Halftrack. 96pp. Hundreds illustrations. Card covers. Large format Price: £12.50 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details World War II AFV Plans: American Armored Fighting Vehicles Vehicles George Bradford Filled with fine-scale drawings of America's tanks and other armoured vehicles during the entire course of World War II. Includes M2 Halftrack. M3 Lee/Grant Tank. M3A3 Stuart Tank. M4 Sherman Tank. Staghound Armored Car. LVT Amphibious Tank. Plus others, offering military enthusiasts and modelers an essential reference. 96pp. 95 drawings. Card covers. Large format Price: £12.50 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details World War II AFV Plans: American Armored Fighting Vehicles Vehicles George Bradford Filled with fine-scale drawings of America's tanks and other armoured vehicles during the entire course of World War II. Includes M2 Halftrack. M3 Lee/Grant Tank. M3A3 Stuart Tank. M4 Sherman Tank. Staghound Armored Car. LVT Amphibious Tank. Plus others, offering military enthusiasts and modelers an essential reference. 96pp. 95 drawings. Card covers. Large format. Normal price £12.50 Price: £12.50 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details World War II AFV Plans: British Armored Fighting Vehicles George Bradford Filled with fine-scale drawings of British armored vehicles, including: Crusader III. Humber Scout Car. Valentine Bridgelayer. Cromwell IV Tank Daimler Armored Car. Stuart I Light Tank. Plus others. 96pp. 80 plans. 20 photos. Card covers Price: £12.50 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart