German Tanks at War [Hardcover]

Bob Carruthers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2000

Hundreds of photos of German tanks in battle action, many in color, most never before seen in print, show how the Nazis breached the Maginot Line, marched across Eastern Europe and Russia, and forced the Allies back to Dunkirk. Full coverage of every major tank battle and campaign in the First and Second World Wars, unfolds the strategy, tactics and technical details of every attack, including how the likes of Rommel and Guderian met defeat.

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About the Author

Bob Carruthers is a film maker and producer of TV historical documentaries, of all periods, sold and broadcast around the world. He writes material for all media, and is the author of several companion books in this format, all published by Cassell.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Cassell (October 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0304353949
• ISBN-13: 978-0304353941
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,863,733 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A Waste of Paper, February 9, 2002

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Gerald P. Owens (Pompano Beach, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: German Tanks at War (Hardcover)

Of all the books that have attempted to cash in on the recent popularity of World War Two subjects, this is one of the worst I've seen. It offers the usual potted history of the Panzer arm, and could just as well have been written in 1970. It has nothing new to add, despite the avalanche of fresh material which has been unearthed in the archives of Russia and Eastern Europe in the last ten years. What are truly appalling are the color illustrations, which are computer generated. This in and of itself would not be bad, but the illustrations resemble computer graphics from a 1980's video wargame blown up to full-page size. They are literally quite useless even for purposes of casual identification of the various types of tanks depicted (for instance, the Panzer IV turret has six sides in real life--in the drawing it has four). Proportions are wrong and details ignored or invented by the illustrator.
The photographs are no better. For the most part, they are the same propaganda shots we have been seeing for the last 60 years, but most are also marred by digital artifacts resulting from cheap scanning (whether this is the fault of the publishing house or the Slovenian subcontractor who actually printed the book I don't know). If you want a book on German World War Two Armor, get one by Thomas Jentz, Hilary Louis Doyle, Jean Restayn, Horst Scheibert, Bruce Culver, Uwe Feist or Walter Spielberger. All of these authors have solid scholarship to offer in the field, and provide good value for money. Give this book a pass.

5.0 out of 5 stars A very good book indeed, March 14, 2003

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Geert - See all my reviews

This review is from: German Tanks at War (Hardcover)

I like this book very much, it contains a lot of information.
And it has some very nice pictures and it's written in a very understandable language.
The only comment is that the book is written for people who know a little about the subject and want to learn more, it doesn't bring any new facts.(which is perfect for me)