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Panzers I and II: Germany´s Light Tanks
Bob Carruthers
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Description for Panzers I and II: Germany´s Light Tanks
paperback. This book is part of the "Hitler's War Machine" series, a new military history range compiled and edited by Emmy Award winning author and historian Bob Carruthers. Num Pages: 86 pages, Approximately 60 B&W Images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBWQ; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 250.
The first vehicle to be produced in any numbers for the Panzerwaffe was the tiny Panzer I known as the MG Panzerwagen. Almost from the outset the limitations of the design for the Panzer I were obvious. It was essentially a training vehicle which was only pressed into service as a last resort. It was to be succeeded by the Panzer II which could at least engage armoured cars and combat against tanks with approximately the same armour as itself. Together these two tanks formed the bulk of the armour which between 1939 and 1941 conquered half of Europe. ... Read more
The first vehicle to be produced in any numbers for the Panzerwaffe was the tiny Panzer I known as the MG Panzerwagen. Almost from the outset the limitations of the design for the Panzer I were obvious. It was essentially a training vehicle which was only pressed into service as a last resort. It was to be succeeded by the Panzer II which could at least engage armoured cars and combat against tanks with approximately the same armour as itself. Together these two tanks formed the bulk of the armour which between 1939 and 1941 conquered half of Europe. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pen & Sword Military
Condition
New
Number of Pages
86
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781592090
SKU
9781781592090
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