WW2 German Armour books that are for all military enthusiasts. These excellent books are packed with scale drawings, photos. Details of development, major modifications made in World War Two.

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Sort by:          Product     Price      Default     see details PANZER TRACTS Panzerkampfwagen VI P (Sd.Kfz.181) History of the Porsche Typ 100 and 101 also known as the Leopard and Tiger (P) A scoop for Panzer Tracts! During years of research, including visits to Porsche in Germany, the authors have uncovered truly amazing facts and data about Porsche’s development of Tiger tanks. 60pp. Photos & drawings. Card covers. LARGE FORMAT Price: £15.00 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 PANZER TRACTS 1-1 Panzerkampfwagen I Kleintraktor to Ausf.B Thomas L. Jentz Krupp’s original records were used to create this first history on Pz.Kpfw.I development from its concept in 1930 to series production starting in 1934. It took over 30 years of digging in public and private archives to reveal this true story. Careful measurements of surviving Pz.Kpfw.I Ausf.A and B and original drawings/clear photographs were used in creating 10 sets of extremely accurate four-view scale prints of all production variants, including the Krupp Traktor (driver training chassis), the rare Versuchs-Aufbau (trial turrets and superstructures), the unique 20 sheet metal turrets and superstructures (produced for training by Krupp), and all the differences between the mass-produced 2., 3., 4., 5., and 6.Serie/La.S. (Pz.Kpfw.I Ausf.A and B) as well as all the backfitted modifications on the Pz.Kpfw.I Ausf.A and B. 100pp. 43 scale prints, 72 original drawings, and 80 clear/rare photos. Card covers. LARGE FORMAT Price: £24.00 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 PANZER TRACTS 1-2 Panzerkampfwagen 1 Kl.Pz.Bef.Wg. to VK 18.01 Thomas L. Jentz This title follows on from Panzer Tracts 1-1. Includes details of pre-war and wartime German camouflage, with excerpts from the regulations giving the dates of changes, and also the official company and platoon markings. 90pp. Photos & Drawings. Card covers. LARGE FORMAT Price: £24.00 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 PANZER TRACTS 12 Flak Selbstfahrlafetten and Flakpanzer - Sd.Kfz.10/4 to 8.8 cm Flak auf VFW Thomas L. Jentz Detailed coverage on the German self-propelled anti-aircraft guns. This book contains new high quality photographs, original history, and extensive accurate 1:35 scale drawings. A highlight is the new information and drawings on the 2cm Flak mounted on a Zgkw. 3t with armour similar in design to the front of a Sd.Kfz.251. Accurate 1:35 scale four-view drawings of the Flakpanzer 38t and the Flakpanzer on the Pz.Kpfw. IV chassis Möbelwagen, Wirblewind, Ostwind and Kugelblitz are included. 56pp. Photos & scale drawings. Card covers. LARGE FORMAT Price: £15.00 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 PANZER TRACTS 13 Panzerspaehwagen (Armored Cars) Thomas L. Jentz Includes accurate 1/35 scale drawings of the Sd.Kfz.234/2 and Sd.Kfz.222. Plus scale drawings of both versions of the rare Sd.Kfz.247 armored command cars. Only data from original records was used in cleaning up the history and statistics of all the armored cars produced for the German Army in World War II. As is in other Panazer Tracts titles the photos are selected for clarity of detail and rarity of model - including never before published photos of the Sd.Kfz.234 series and Sd.Kfz.247. 60pp. Photos & scale drawings. Card covers. LARGE FORMAT Price: £15.00 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 PANZER TRACTS 14 Gepanzerte Pioniere-Fahrzeuge (Armored Combat Engineer Vehicles) Thomas L. Jentz Comprehensive coverage of these Gepanzerte Pionier-Fahrzeuge which were tasked with destroying bunkers and buildings, crossing rivers and obstacles, and clearing minefields. Includes accurate 1:35 scale four-view drawings for the most tactically important types - many available for the very first time in print. Those interested in Pz.Kpfw.I, Pz.Kpfw.III, Tiger, and Sturmgeschütz will find new variants, modified to act as radio control vehicles. 56pp. Photos & scale drawings. Card covers. LARGE FORMAT Price: £15.00 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 PANZER TRACTS 16 Bergepanzer 38 to Bergepanther Thomas L. Jentz New data, new accurate scale prints, and new photos are packed into this book. Presented for the first time in any publication is the fascinating history of the Bergepanzerwagen based solely on original documents. These fully tracked armored recovery vehicles were developed as the German Panzers became heavier and harder to recover. Includes rare photos and accurate 1:35 scale multiview drawings illustrate two versions of the Bergepanzer 38, the Bergepanzer III, the Bergepanzer IV, the Berge-Panzer VI, and two versions of the Bergepanther (Ausf.D and Ausf.G). 36pp. Photos & scale drawings. Card covers. LARGE FORMAT \r\n\r\n Price: £9.50 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 Panzer Tracts 2-2: Panzerkampwagen ll 1938/1943 1943 Thomas L. Jentz Accurate history of the very rare variants from the Pz.Kpfw.II family - the VK 901, VK 903, VK 1301, VK 1303, and VK 1601. Original drawings, documented measurements, and original wartime photographs were used to create four-view drawings of the VK 901 and VK 1601 (printed at 1/35th scale). Over a thousand hours were spent precisely measuring external details of the "Luchs" in order to create as-built drawings of all six views (including right side and belly) with both the VK 1301 and VK 1303 turrets in 1/24th scale. Even the smallest details are clearly discernable in the component drawings at 1/10th scale including the surprise feature of an Orterkompass mounted on the turret roof. 56pp. Over 50 drawings. 41 clean/rare photos. Card covers. Large format Price: £15.00 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 PANZER TRACTS 20-1 Paper Panzers - Panzerkampfwagen & Jagdpanzer Thomas L. Jentz Newly discovered info from secret files and original drawings were used to create new multiple views of the super Pz.Kpfw.Löwe (Lion), gigantic 30.5 cm Sfl. Bär (Bear), upgraded Jagdpanzer 38 D, makeshift 7.5 cm L/70 VK 903 Sfl., revolutionary Porsche leichte Panzer Typ 245, and mighty Maus II. Many of these conceptual designs are revealed here in detail for the first time. Data from original records tells the story of over 30 fascinating conceptual design projects - many never got off the drawing board while others were almost completed for testing. 60pp. Many scalew drawings. Card Covers. LARGE FORMAT Price: £15.00 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 PANZER TRACTS 20-2 Paper Panzers Aufklaerungs, Beobachtungs, and Flak-Panzer (Reconnaissance, Observation, and Anti-Aircraft) Thomas L. Jentz br> This volume covers all the recon, observation and flak tanks that were designed for the German army of WW2 but never went into production. 56pp. Photos & drawings. Card covers. LARGE FORMAT Price: £15.00 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 Panzer Tracts 3-2: Panzerkampfwagen lll Thomas L. Jentz Many years of digging out original records in public and private archives and hundreds of visits to museums were spent in creating this penultimate history of a winner - the Panzerkampfwagen III variants used to win the 1939 to 1941 campaigns. Survivors were accurately measured in detail and drawn at full scale to create as-built drawings for the first time - accurate to the same tight tolerances demanded of the original assembly firms. Thousands of hours went into sorting out the defining features for each Ausfuehrung as well as when significant modifications were introduced. We have selected the unique approach of using 1/10th scale drawings to illustrate the smallest details, while six-view (including right side and belly) 1/35th scale drawings are still used for the complete Pz.Kpfw.III. 84pp. 120 clean/rare photos & drawings. Card covers. Large format 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 PANZER TRACTS 5-1 Panzerkampfwagen "Panther" Ausf.D with Versuchs-Serie Panther, Fgst.Nr.V2 Thoms L. Jentz Hundreds of hours were spent accurately measuring survivors and hundreds of days drawing at full-scale to create as-built drawings for the first time, accurate to the same tight tolerances demanded of the original assembly firms. Many of these newly discovered details would remain "hidden" if printed as 1/35th scale overview drawings. Therefore, the book shows 1/10th scale drawings to illustrate the smallest details on components; while six-view (including right side and belly) 1/35th scale drawings are still used for the complete Panther. Also includes "flat-plane" drawings of many components to aid modelers make accurate parts that are hard to replicate when only drawn at angle. 72pp. over 100 scale drawings. 44 photos. Card covers. LARGE FORMAT Price: £18.50 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 PANZER TRACTS 5-3 Panzerkampfwagen Panther Ausf.G Thomas L. Jentz Includes 1/10th scale drawings to illustrate the smallest details, while six-view (including right side and belly) 1/35th scale drawings are still used for the complete Panther. Also includes “flat-plane” drawings of many components to aid modelers make accurate parts that are hard to replicate when only drawn at an angle. This book is a accurate reference for the Panther Ausf.G and the F.G.1250 infra-red scope and sight. 68pp. Over 200 scale drawings. 29 photos. Card covers. LARGE FORMAT \r\n\r\n\r\n Price: £18.50 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 PANZER TRACTS 6 Schwere Panzerkampfwagen D.W. to E-100 including Tigers Thomas L. Jentz Featuring four-view 1/35 scale drawings of the VK3001(H), VK3601, and Porsche Typ 100 with turrets, the grandfather and fathers of the famous Tigers. Four-view scale drawings of the command versions of the Tiger (P), Tiger I, and Tiger II. Among the rare photos are rear views of the VK3601, clean multiple-view factory shots of a Tiger I, and three clean shots of a Tiger II undergoing trials. Data from original records tell the story of Krupp’s Tiger-Maus evolving into the E-100. 60pp.44 photos plus drawings. Card covers. LARGE FORMAT Price: £15.00 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 PANZER TRACTS 8 Sturmgeschuetz to Sturmmoerser Thomas L. Jentz Shows how the colossal Sturmmoeser on the Tiger chassis was developed and deployed in action. This powerful weapon, capable of destroying a building with a single round, was developed in only five and a half weeks for use in Stalingrad. For the first time in print, Panzer Tracts presents you with accurate four-view 1:35 scale drawings and new photographs, including a Sturminfantariegeschuetz fitted with the wider Winterketten tracks. Includes multiview 1:35 scale drawings of 15 versions of the Sturmgeschuetz, Sturmhaubitze, Sturmgeschuetz IV and Sturmpanzer IV, including 18 views not previously published. There is also unique coverage of a trial series with Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf.B chassis and a second Ausf.A series using Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf.G chassis. 60pp. 50 photos plus scale drawings. Card Covers. LARGE FORMAT\r\n\r\n Price: £15.00 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 PANZER TRACTS Bertha’s Big Brother - KARL GERAET (60 & 54 cm) Thomas L. Jentz The Super-Heavy Self-Propelled Mortar also known as Geraet 040/041 This is the history of the largest self-propelled gun fielded in WWII. Inspired by war stories, the author dug into the original records to find the facts about its development, employment, and capabilities. Drawings and photographs depict details of the six completed Karl-Geraet. Translated combat reports reveal their success in engaging major fortifications at Brest and Sevastopol - one was even used to fire at the bridge at Remagen. 56pp. photos & drawings. Card covers. LARGE FORMAT Price: £12.00 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 PANZER TRACTS Dreaded Threat The 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37 in the Anti-Tank Role Thomas L. Jentz This is the history of the famous "88" reputed to be the best anti-tank gun in WWII. Inspired by war stories, the author dug into the original records to find the facts about the development, employment, and ability of the 8.8 cm Flak to knock out tanks. Drawings and photographs illustrate the difference between the various models of the 8.8 cm Flak and interchangeability of the different models of L/56 gun tubes. 52pp. Photos & drawings. Card covers. LARGE FORMAT Price: £15.00 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 Panzer Tracts No. 15-1 - leichter Schuetzenpanzerwagen (Sd.Kfz.250) Ausf.A & B Thomas L. Jentz and Hilary L. Doyle Now for the first time the design evolution of the le.S.P.W. (Sd.Kfz.250) has been correctly sorted out; starting with the 0-Serie, then the Ausf.A with Panzeraufbau Sd.Kfz.250/Z and Sd.Kfz. 250E, and finally the Ausf.B with both riveted and welded Panzerwanne. Hundreds of hours were spent precisely measuring surviving le.S.P.W. (Sd.Kfz.250) and the associated components and over a thousand hour were spent in creating detailed as-built drawings of the four different Grundfahrzeuge as well as the Sd.Kfz.250/1, 250/3, 250/5, 250/8, 250/9, and 250/10. Drawings of some components and weapons have been included to reveal details normally hidden in four-view drawings and photographs. This book is also loaded with new information on the history, production, unit organization, tactics, and wartime reports from front-line units. 84pp. over 75 scale drawings. 70 photos. Card covers. Large format Price: £21.00 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 Panzer Tracts No. 15-2 Sd.Kfz.251 Thomas L. Jentz This in depth research includes accurate drawings of the related Ausf.A and the often misidentified mittlere ungepanzerte Mannschaftstransportwagen (Sd.Kfz.251). This book is also loaded with new information on the history, production, unit organisation, issue, tactics, and wartime reports from front-line units. The text and data are based solely on primary sources. 52pp. 24 drawings. 56 photos. Card covers. LARGE FORMAT Price: £16.00 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 Panzer Tracts No. 18 - Panzerkampwagen 38 (t) Ausf.A to G and S Production, Modification, and Operational History from 1939 to 1942 1942 Thomas L. Jentz Now for the first time, an accurate record of the features of each Pz.kpfw.38(t) Ausfuehrung. Includes accurate four-view drawings of the Ausf.B, C, D, E, F, and S and six-view drawings of the Ausf.A and G. Extra efforts were also expended to draw details on the chassis and belly. The real value of the Pz.Kpfw.38(t) can be learned by reading the experience reports written by unit commanders close to the time when the actions occurre. 76pp. 67 photos, 50 drawings. Card covers. Large format Price: £18.50 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 PANZER TRACTS No. 21-1 Staende mit Pz.Kpfw.Tuermen (Panzer Turrets on Concrete and Wood Stands) Pz.Kpfw.-Turm I to F.Pz.D.T.4814 Thomas L. Jentz Due to finding the original 1/10th scale drawings used to construct these concrete and wood stands along with detailed measurement of many surviving turrets, the book accurately present these rare field fortifications with “recycled” Panzer turrets for the first time. 48pp. 109 drawings. 26 photos. Card covesr. LARGE FORMAT Price: £14.00