Another fine title in the Concord catalogue is this one on Early Panzer Victories. The book specifically covers the tanks that participated in the first few years of the war. You'll find images with  Panzer I, Panzer II, Panzer III, Panzer IV, Panzer 38(t) and many of the variants such as the Panzerjaeger I. There are also sections with half tracks and some non-tracked vehicles as well. a

As with all Concord books of this type, it is basically a photo book taken from private collections and various government archives. There is a goodly historical background on the various campaigns as well as an order of battle for some of them. The book stops near the end of 1942. It also does not cover North Africa.

The bulk of the book consists of superbly chosen photographs, starting with some pre-war stuff and then going through the various campaigns in Poland, Scandinavia, Belgium and the Netherlands, France, Yugoslavia and Greece and the start of the Russian invasion.  Each photo has a caption that describes the outfitting of the vehicle and any unusual aspects or camouflage. Several of the vehicles in the photos are subjects of color profiles in the center of the book, by illustrator Laurent Lecocq, of which there are eight pages. These make for superb references for modelers in addition to the photos from which they came.

Overall, this is a superlative book for those who are looking for information and inspiration regarding the vehicles used in the first half of the European War.  A great reference and one that I know you will find interesting and inspiring.

August 2010

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