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Sort by:          Product     Price      Default     see details Der Strabokran: German Gantry Crane 1942-45: Variants Used In Tiger, Panther, Elefant & V2-Rocket Units Volker Ruff The road gantry cranes were an indispensable tool for maintaining the new heavy tanks Tiger, Panther, and tank hunter Elephant near to the front line. For the first time this fascinating gantry crane’s development history is documented, with patent applications, as well as its use in action with the Panzer-Werkstattkompanien, engineering units and Division z.V., based on original documents and a lot of pictures. Seen for the first time is a complete series showing the removal and replacement of a Panzer turret and other usage. By drawings and close-up pictures a comparison of 15t and 16t Strabokran shows the differences of both gantry crane types. Also included for modellers a detailed set of drawings of all Strabokran variants in 1/35 scale. 256pp. 240 images. Scale drawings. Large format. English/German text 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 Panzertruppen: Panzerwrecks Do you like the big photos in Panzerwrecks? If you do, you will enjoy this 64 page book from the same authors using images taken by German servicemen. All of the photos are from veterans' collections and photo albums, and most from the authors' collections. 77 photographs bristling with detail and inspiration for model makers and historians alike are accompanied by detailed and insightful captions. Technical assistance has been provided by Thomas Jentz of Panzer Tracts. Includes images of the very rare Pz.Kpfw.IV with Vorpanzer on the turret among many many other things. 64pp. 77 photos. Card covers Price: £11.99 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 Panzerwrecks 11 Normandy Volume 2 b>Lee Archer & William Auerbach Pz.Kpfw.II’s helped overrun France in 1940. Who still had them in 1944? Where? What strange vehicle had spikes and cleats and roamed the sunken lanes of Normandy on gigantic iron wheels? What unusual feature was seen on a knocked out ‘Puma?’ When you kitbash a Sd.Kfz.222 and a Sd.Kfz.251 in 1:1 scale, what do you get, and who gets credit for it? Only one German AFV met the Allied invasion forces on the beaches. Which one? The answers to these and other questions are to be found here in Panzerwrecks 11, with 128 rare and unpublished large format photographs sourced from around the world 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 Panzerwrecks 12 Panzerwrecks series How did GIs turn a 12 tonner into a time bomb? Which hatch on a Jagdtiger is never noticed? What short lived feature appeared on factory Jagdpanthers? What unique items were added later in the field? What colour was the ‘Octopus Tiger’? Could a Panther take a round through the side and still move? The answers to these and other questions are to be found here in Panzerwrecks 12. The only known colour photo of the infamous 'Octopus' Tiger. 96pp. 134 photos 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 Panzerwrecks 3 Lee Archer & William Auerbach Features: Schwarzbach 7 May 1945 (15x photos), The end for 1./s.Pz.Jg.Abt.512 (50x photos!!), Pz.Kpfw.IV of 6./Pz.Rgt.15 (6x photos), Surrender at Oldenburg (12x photos). Also Jagdtiger, Sturmgeschütz III ARV (Allied), Pz.Sfl.1 für 7.62cm PaK36, Pz.Kpfw.35R 731(f), M3 401(a) mit Wurfrahmen, Pz.Kpfw. Nachbildung and many more. rare and unpublished photo. 96pp. 125 photos 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 Panzerwrecks 4 Lee Archer & William Auerbac This latest title features Jagdpanther of s.H.Pz.Jg.Abt.559, Pz.Aufkl.Abt.20 surrenders at Pilsen, 4.7cm Pak(t) auf R35 walkaround, Stabskp./Korps Pz.A.A.FHH surrenders, A trip to the Tiger factory. Includes many rarities & much new material. 96pp. 116 photos. Card covers 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 Panzerwrecks 5 Lee Archer & William Auerbach Features: Panzerwrecks 1 Revisited (42x photos), Tiger II Joyride (13x photos), Wrecks in Russian Newsreels (26x photos), Three Maus at Meppen (7x photos). Also Bergepanther, Flakpanzer Wirbelwind, Bergepanzerwagen III, Pz.Beob.Wg.III, T48 57mm GMC, some naked halftracks and much more besides. 126 rare & unpublished photos. 96pp. card covers Price: £16.95 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 Panzerwrecks 6 German Armour 1944-45 Lee Archer & William Auerbach How did US forces convert a number of captured m.S.P.W. (Sd.Kfz.251)? What unusual insignia was on them? What does the interior of a Flammpanzer 38 look like? What armoured vehicles were at Meppen? What does a see-through Jagdtiger look like? How can you tell a factory fresh m.S.P.W. (7.5cm Pak) (Sd.Kfz.251/22) from a converted m.S.P.W. (7.5cm Kanone) (Sd.Kfz.251/9) The answers to these and other questions are to be found here in Panzerwrecks 6, with. 96pp. 119 rare and unpublished large format photographs sourced from around the world Price: £16.95 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 Panzerwrecks 7 Ostfront Lee Archer & William Auerbach What distinguished a Turán I from a Turán II? What happened when a ‘Hummel’ lost an artillery duel? Which Panzers were given to the Bulgarians by the Russians? Where did some of the first Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.J’s appear? Why was Kurland important to Berlin? What distinguished an IR capable Panther? The answers to these and other questions are to be found here in Panzerwrecks 7, with 120 rare and unpublished large format photographs sourced from Russia and Eastern Europe. 120 photos. Card covers 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 Panzerwrecks 9 Italy 1 Lee Archer & William Auerbach 96pp. 137 photos 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 Panzerwrecks X German Armour 1944/45 This issue includes more oddball vehicles among the 114 rare and unpublished images. 96pp. 114 photos. Due February 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 Repairing the Panzers German Tank Maintenance in World War 2 Volume 1 Panzerwrecks Lukas Friedli Repairing the Panzers German Tank Maintenance In World War2 is the first ever hardbound book from Panzerwrecks How did Germany keep its infamous Panzers running throughout six years of war? How did the German army prepare for motorized warfare? What mechanic was competent for what kind of damage? What special vehicles and recovery equipment were used by the maintenance units? How were they organized? How much supply reached the front during Operation 'Zitadelle' and how was it distributed among the battered divisions. The answers to these and other questions are to be found here in this book. For the first time ever you will get an inside look at the battle that went on behind the front lines to keep every Panzer possible in fighting condition. 256pp. 291 photos plus 17 drawings, 5 diagrams, 19 tables and 17 K.St.Ns 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 Repairing the Panzers German Tank Maintenance in World War 2 Volume 2 Panzerwrecks Lukas Friedli Why did the Blitz against Russia fail? How did winter and desert conditions affect operational readiness? Why weren’t captured Russian vehicles pressed into service like French and other vehicles were? What was the purpose of the ‘Panzerstützpunkt’ of 1944? What kept heavy Panzers from mixing in with lighter Panzers? What really caused the loss of brand new Panzers? The answers to these and other questions can be found here in Vol. 2 of “Repairing the Panzers.” Based solely on original experience reports, diaries and manuals, you will learn how small parts led to big problems, how herculean efforts led to diminishing returns, and, for the first time, you will go behind the scenes and learn how reliable the infamous Panthers and Tigers really were. These new findings are presented in 256pp. 279 photos. most of them unpublished, supported by original drawings, diagrams and tables 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