Nigel ThomasThe German Army 1939-45 (2) : North Africa & Balkans (Men-At-Arms Series, 316)

This book covers German Army andItaly’s Army in the desert during WW2.I recommend this book to military studentsand hobbyists,Thank you,Martini

Have the rest of the series

This book is the second 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 326 The German Army 1939-45 (3) Eastern Front 1941-43; MAA 330 The German Army 1939-45 (4) Eastern Front 1943-45; MAA 336 The German Army 1939-45 (5) Western 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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This work is a splendid example of the new emphasis of the publisher on producing comprehensive works in a handy cheap format compared with the earlier broad brush treatments which covered too much in too little detail.The new emphasis is on sets covering various national armed forces in as much detail as is available, consistent with the current purpose of the works in the series, which have evolved from an original emphasis on serving the military miniature maker market into works intended to enlighten the general reader in enough detail to satisfy the merely curious and to point the way to further reading.Most of us, including myself, have little need for, or the patience to read, voluminous studies, often in foreign languages, covering many eras and nations. My main interest is in the US forces, their allies and their enemies in the twentieth century.That said, these works should be purchased as presented, in sets within the series. Since they are produced as a set, the volumes cover only relevent parts of the general history and the clothing and individual equipment is covered as it appears in each period. The French Army, US Army, British Army, and Italian Army series all have three volumes, covering the major theatres and time periods of the war. The German set has five.The German Army set should be read in conjunction with many other individual volumes covering their allies and opponents and the other German fighting forces such as the Waffen SS, and the Parachute units, which were part of the German Air Force, the Luftwaffe.If you want an introduction to the fascinating variety of clothing and equipment of the forces covered, this set is for you.

This series is mostly information about uniforms used by various units of the german army in north africa. Some details are repeated but is ok, the ilustrations are very good. The part about the insignias and decorations is very useful for military figure modelers, if you are interested on the theme is a sure buy.

Great book with the some good pictures and period photographs

Another Great Osprey Book!

Well worth the moneyBought as a gift ( bro seems to be happy)

nice book

Brilliant book good read