Publisher Description

Published as a companion volume to ACG #14 Camouflage and Markings of Commonwealth and Greek Armor in the Balkans Campaigns April – May 1941, this is an authoritative guide to the armor deployed by the Axis in the Balkans during 1940 and 1941, particularly some of the lesser known operations. Starting with the Hungarian annexation of North Transylvania from Romania, it moves through to the Italian invasion of Greek-controlled Epirus in Albania, and ultimately the Axis attack on Yugoslavia followed by the German invasion of continental Greece and the island of Crete.To put together this book the author has collected a remarkable set of photographs from public and private archives in Hungary, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Poland, Australia, the UK and US as well as Germany. Covering a wide variety of armored vehicles fielded by the Hungarian Motorized Corps, the Italian 131 Divisione Corazzata "Centauro", five German Panzer-Divisions and two Sturmgeschütze Abteilungs, this book includes many rare and never before published photos of early war Axis armored vehicles, with very detailed captions. Most of these photos would never have seen daylight without online markets.It includes: PzKpfw I, II, III and IV tanks, SdKfz 221, 222 and 231 armored cars, SdKfz 251 and Sdkfz 253 halftracks, StuG IIIs, Toldi tanks, Csaba armored cars, M13/40 tanks and L3/33 tankettes.

Author Biography

Jeffrey Plowman is a research biochemist by profession who has had a keen interest in military history for over thirty-five years. He has made a special study of New Zealand armor and armored units and has published nineteen books as well as many articles and chapters on the subject. Among his most recent publications are War in the Balkans: The Battle for Greece and Crete 1940-1941 and Monte Cassino: Armoured Forces in the Battle for the Gustav Line.

Review

Highly recommended * MAFVA *
It's an excellent insight into this little-known conflict, and the photos will provide considerable modelling inspiration. * Airfix Model World 06/06/2019 *
'… did great job of combining everything into understandable form, which is enjoyable to read. * DetailScaleView 23/07/2019 *
This book will give the reader a look at Axis Armour used in these campaigns. Recommended. * Britmodeller.com 12/06/2019 *
A splendid book for model-makers, as well as those with a general interest in the subject. Highly recommended. * Scale Military Modelling International Magazine *
The series is a very useful set of references for any WW2 armour modeller to have on the bookshelf. * Military Model Scene 13/05/2019 *

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"This book will give the reader a look at Axis Armour used in these campaigns. Recommended."

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