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Summary: German backbone defense machine in a mini publication format
Review: I am really impressed by the mini coverage of this assault gun given in this tiny book. The text is clear, many data are provide, all the pictures are described and support written information. The graphic cutaways and the drawing reinforce the well-balanced text/images conception of the New Vanguard series. The real lack of all the Osprey book is the source. Nearly all the books edited by Osprey are lacking the bibliography and Index. Most of the books are from renowned historian with many years of background research, but they end-up with no source to validate their works. I had to go with the more complete book Sturmgeschutz & Its Variants (Spielberger German Armor & Military Vehicles Series, Vol 2) from Schiffer publishing to ascertain the trueness of the facts imply in this Osprey book.
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Summary: Typical INtroductory Study
Review: The Vanguard series is intended to give a brief introducton to various weapons systems used in the major wars of the 20th century. As such, they include color plates of various paint schemes on campaign, a sectional drawing of a representative vehicle, and plenty of B&W photos in the text. All this is wrapped in an elementary text based on new research in newly opened archives and presented in an attractive format. Useful to war gamers, students, and model makers.
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