D DAY NORMANDY: Weapons, Uniforms, Military Equipment [Paperback]

Francois Bertin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2007

A complete panorama of the weapons, uniforms and military equipment of all the soldiers that fought at D-Day, both Allied and Axis, illustrated with more than 300 specially commissioned full color photographs.

Everything from weapons, helmets, uniforms, vehicles, canteens, personal equipment and much more are shown here in precise detail. The photographs are accompanied by detailed captions explaining what is shown.

Francois Bertin is a leading D Day historian and collector. His insightful narrative and captions will be of great interest to all collectors of World War II uniforms and equipment and the detailed photographs will be of interest to military modelers.

REVIEWS

"... this book brings the participants and their equipment to life in vivid color. a boon for the historian and modeler alike... For the military modeler, this information is a godsend... For a single reference on what the soldiers were wearing and using in 1944, you could not ask for a better book than this. The high quality of photos, coupled with the excellent descriptions, puts this into the must-have category for armor and figure modelers."May 2007 INTERNETMODELER.COM\

"If you're interested in weapons, uniforms and military equipment of all the soldiers that fought at D DAY, both Allied and Axis, you'll find this...book a valuable resource. Everything form weapons, helmets, uniforms, vehicles, and canteens are shown in precise detail and include comprehensive captions..."Model Retailer July 2007

"Wow! How did Mr. Bertin manage to get so much into a compact 128 pages? ...I was overwhelmed by the vast amount of visual information contained within. Everything is printed in full color on heavy, glossy paper and the entire layout provides an appealing presentation...shows minute detail that may be over-looked by even the most meticulous among us. D-Day Normandy is a "must have" and an awesome reference book that addresses its subject as completely as I've ever seen!"IPMS 2007

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Casemate (April 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932033777
• ISBN-13: 978-1932033779
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,365,221 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Okay - but has a few mistakes, October 22, 2008

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Randall S. Wells Jr. (Lancaster, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: D DAY NORMANDY: Weapons, Uniforms, Military Equipment (Paperback)

While this book does a fair job of covering the equipment and uniforms used on D-Day, the author should have had it more thoroughly proofread. It's Erwin not Edwin Rommel (pg.12) Also, Hauptman was not a Major, but a Captain in the German army. (pg.56) Also, I would have liked to have seen more real humans modeling the gear/uniforms rather than Dragon action figures. The color pictures are the strength of this book. I would suspect this book will be purchased by a good amount of reenactors like myself who are sticklers for authenticity and detail. This book could've done better in that area.

5.0 out of 5 stars My nephew loved it., October 17, 2008

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Victor M. Festin "bheetoy" (Fallon, NV) - See all my reviews
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I collect military equipment from WW1 and WW2 as a hobby. One of my nephews got interested in my hobby and this book helped bring his interest to a higher level. I liked it enough that I plan to buy a copy for myself as a reference material. The pictures were really great.