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This book covers the high command, the developments in unit organisation, the campaigns and the uniforms and equipment of the German Army in the last two years of the war in North-West Europe and Italy. Despite the huge pressure of fighting on three fronts, ever-worsening shortages of manpower and equipment, and Allied command of the skies, Germany's decimated divisions fought on with impressive skill and determination. This period of World War II (1939-1945) also saw a fascinating mixture of obsolescent, newly designed, and field-made combat clothing which gave the German soldier a radically different appearance from his predecessor of just five years before.
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The German Armed Forces (Wehrmacht) consisted of the Army (Heer), Navy (Kriegsmarine) and Air Force (Luftwaffe) under Chief of the Armed Forces High Command (Chef des Oberkommandos der Wehrmacht - OKW) GFM Wilhelm Keitel. Read the first page
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The German Armed Forces (Wehrmacht) consisted of the Army (Heer), Navy (Kriegsmarine) and Air Force (Luftwaffe) under Chief of the Armed Forces High Command (Chef des Oberkommandos der Wehrmacht - OKW) GFM Wilhelm Keitel. Read the first page
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This is excellent research material, the Osprey series of books has become the standard for students and modellers alike. This edition is no exception.
2 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Unneccessary series on German Soldier, rechewing much info from other Osprey books including pics.
Plates amateur-crude.
Save your money on complete series!
Completly overpriced!!
Just a con by Osprey when they started to notice that they could line their pockets easily.
Plates amateur-crude.
Save your money on complete series!
Completly overpriced!!
Just a con by Osprey when they started to notice that they could line their pockets easily.
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7 Jan 2002
Osprey books are a great place for anyone who is interested in a specific military history subject. The book is a concise history of the organization and use of German infantry on the Western Front. The full color drawings are an excellent resource for modellers, collectors and general enthusiastists. There are plenty of black and white photos to complement the text. The book focuses on the finer details of the average German soldiers life. Even though I've read the book, I refer to it frequently and still love looking at the drawings.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Good Reference on WW2 Military Modelling.
8 Jan 2001
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This book is the fifth of five (so far) from the Osprey's Men-At-Arms Series on "German Army". The other four are:-
MAA 311 The German Army 1939-45 (1) Blitzkrieg;
MAA 316 The German Army 1939-45 (2) North Africa & Balkans;
MAA 326 The German Army 1939-45 (3) Eastern Front 1941-43;
MAA 330 The German Army 1939-45 (4) Eastern Front 1943-45.
These books basically cover the German Army uniform and rank insignia of specific time and place during WW2. Each book includes 30 to 40 b/w photographs of German soldiers in different types of uniform. There are also 8 pages of colour-plates in each book depicting the uniforms in colour. Since I own all five books, I observed that the drawing skill of Stephen Andrew improving gradually over the years.
These books are by no means a comprehensive account of the uniform of the German Army during WW2. However, the contents (text, photos and colour-plates) are excellent source of reference materials for modelling enthusiasts focusing on WW2 German Army.
This review applies to all five books.
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