Customer Reviews

The Panzer Legions: A Guide to the German Army Tank Divisions of World War II and Their Commanders

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Every single detail about the order of battle of the Panzer Divisions can be found in this book, written by an expert on the field. The introduction and the
details of each division's actions are very useful as well as the wealth of data regarding every German general who ever commanded a Panzer Division!

I found this book to be a disappointment. It does not add anything substantially new that cannot be found in a variety of other works. I personnally prefer Panzertruppen by Lannoy, though in French and English, it has more information and is vastly better illustrated. The only advantage to this book is the cost, but you get what you pay for.

To be honest, or even blunt, a book that sells for 125$ should have 1. a better binding (it really feels like it's going to come apart) and 2. Fewer mistakes in it: I don't care that Mr Mitcham is "world renowned" in his field, some one should proof-read what he writes. I found a few technical errors and more than one typos and grammar problems.
That being said, this reference book remains excellent, great to have around when reading related works and double check the info. However, for the mistakes mentionned above, i can't go higher than 3 stars...125$ is pretty steep, but if you are a die hard fan of WWII or a panzer buff, you should get all you need in this one.