Been scouring the net for reference pics ever since the acquisition of the 1/16 HL M26 Pershing. It has made me realize what an overlooked, underrated and forgotten tank it was.

I have decided it may be best to purchase some reference books and am wondering how good these two are in terms of showing actual tanks from WWII (hull numbers, markings, tank nicknames, etc., of particular tanks) since I want to model a particular tank and/or see just how many marking variations there are.

Please contribute any pros and cons you may have about these books.

Thanks!

-Harquebus