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Tank Reference Books - 3/27/2007 8:04:27 PM   
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Status: offline 		A compilation of good reference books for all things Tanks - Paint, Tactics, Personalities, Production etc. all in one thread, I have seen people mention good source books in various threads and having them compiled in one would be useful I think.
Lets keep this on topic and no hijacking, a brief thought on a book you recommend would be great.


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RE: Tank Reference Books - 3/27/2007 8:10:31 PM   
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Status: offline 		Russian Tanks of World War II by Joseph Page

Covers a broad range of tanks with most attention to the T-34 and then the KV-1. It covers manufacturing and design details and some historical use. It contains plenty of pictures and line drawings. Overall a nice $20 reference book to soviet armour.




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RE: Tank Reference Books - 3/27/2007 8:19:30 PM   
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Status: offline 		Panzer Aces: German Tank Commanders in World War II by Franz Kurowski

Its nice to sometimes model a tank after a specific historical tank, such as Wittmann's Tiger I or Early's Pershing. The people covered are Franz Bake, Hermman Bix, Rudolf von Ribbentrop, Hans Bolter, Michael Wittman and Albert Ernst. If your looking for technical drawings, maps or lots of pictures then this isn't your book. It is a great book to read stories from real tankers though and get first hand stories of what life was like on the front lines.



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RE: Tank Reference Books - 3/27/2007 9:40:56 PM   
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ORIGINAL: ArmChairGeneral

Russian Tanks of World War II by Joseph Page

Covers a broad range of tanks with most attention to the T-34 and then the KV-1. It covers manufacturing and design details and some historical use. It contains plenty of pictures and line drawings. Overall a nice $20 reference book to soviet armour.


I've got this one and I agree its very good.

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RE: Tank Reference Books - 3/27/2007 9:52:31 PM   
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RE: Tank Reference Books - 3/27/2007 11:22:10 PM   
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Status: offline 		I recommend both "Tigers in combat" Vol I and II for those of you who have Tiger I and II's.

I like the Squadron Signal books as well particularly the one on the Pz IV as that's my latest project.

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RE: Tank Reference Books - 3/28/2007 2:38:18 AM   
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* PANTHER in Action - Squadron
* PANTHER Ausf. A/G - Kagero
* Panther Variants in Color - Waldemar Trojca
* Panther Medium Tank 1942-1945 - Osprey
* How to Model World War II German Armor - FineScale Modeler

To me, it's always nice to model a tank after a specific tank in history.

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RE: Tank Reference Books - 3/28/2007 6:51:00 AM   
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RE: Tank Reference Books - 3/28/2007 9:40:58 AM   
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Status: offline 		Pershing: a History of the medium tank T20 series - by R.P.Hunnicut
A reference for anyone looking for details about the Pershing


Tiger Colors - Wydawnictwo Militaria nr. 136
Contains 143 color profiles for both Tiger I and II, great inspiration when choosing a camouflage for your tiger

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RE: Tank Reference Books - 3/28/2007 8:22:36 PM   
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RE: Tank Reference Books - 3/29/2007 4:40:59 AM   
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BEST GENERAL MODELING BOOK I HAVE IS F.A.Q. (FREQ. ASKED QUESTIONS) BY MIG JIMENEZ GREAT BOOK ON TIPS FOR WEATHERING, PAINTING, ETC.

I have the same book. It's nice and thick with tons of color photos showing the various weathering techniques.


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RE: Tank Reference Books - 3/29/2007 4:45:56 AM   
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A nice book to have for those thinking about working on the HL PzIII. You can never have too many books on tanks.

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RE: Tank Reference Books - 3/29/2007 1:07:05 PM   
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RE: Tank Reference Books - 4/4/2007 4:44:56 AM   
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Status: offline 		Yep, great book with tons of color photos. Didn't know I have it in my pile. I really need to get a bookcase.

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RE: Tank Reference Books - 4/4/2007 4:46:19 AM   
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RE: Tank Reference Books - 4/4/2007 4:47:31 AM