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Hitler's Wehrmacht led the way in armoured warfare as the successful blitzkriegs in Poland and North West Europe in 1940 so convincingly proved. The contribution of light tanks such as Panzers I, II and 35(t) was critical. As the war spread to the Balkans, north Africa and the invasion of Russia, German engineers worked tirelessly modifying existing light tanks and developing new models. The growing Soviet armoured threat, in particular, spawned tank destroyers such as the Marder III Panzerjager, SdKfz 138/1 and 139. Anti-aircraft variants included the Flakpanzer 38(t) and the SdKfz 140/1 was a reconnaissance tank armed with a 20mm turret-mounted gun, developed from the SdKfz 22 armoured car, whereas the Aufklarungerspanzer 38(t) carried a 7.5cm gun in the support reconnaissance role. In the final stages of the war light tanks were phased out and the Marder and 38 (t) were up-gunned; the Wespe was adapted from the Panzer II chassis. This superbly illustrated book gives a comprehensive overview of the multitude of vehicles and variants that came into service. With the text and captions providing technical data, the images show this formidable array of fighting vehicles in action across the theatres of war. AUTHOR: Paul Thomas is an expert on WW2 fighting vehicles and avid collector of contemporary images. His previous books German Halftracks At War 1939-1945, Panzer III at War 1939-1945, Panzer IV at War Hitler's Tank Destroyers and German Reconnaissance and Support Vehicles are in print at the Pen and Sword Images of War Series. 250 b/w illustrations

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""...an excellent overview of the light tanks and their descendants in German service during World War Two and their appearance in the field.""-- ""AMPS"" ""If you are looking for photos of German Light Tanks this is going to be a nice addition to your collection.""-- ""Tank and AFV News.com"" ""This is another excellent addition to a fine series and one that I can easily recommend to both the historian and modeler alike.""-- ""ModelingMadness.Com"" ""This superbly illustrated book gives a comprehensive overview of the multitude of vehicles and variants that came into service.""-- ""Military Vehicles""

If you are looking for photos of German Light Tanks this is going to be a nice addition to your collection. --Tank and AFV News.com This superbly illustrated book gives a comprehensive overview of the multitude of vehicles and variants that came into service. --Military Vehicles

...an excellent overview of the light tanks and their descendants in German service during World War Two and their appearance in the field. --AMPS If you are looking for photos of German Light Tanks this is going to be a nice addition to your collection. --Tank and AFV News.com This superbly illustrated book gives a comprehensive overview of the multitude of vehicles and variants that came into service. --Military Vehicles

...an excellent overview of the light tanks and their descendants in German service during World War Two and their appearance in the field. -- AMPS If you are looking for photos of German Light Tanks this is going to be a nice addition to your collection. -- Tank and AFV News.com This is another excellent addition to a fine series and one that I can easily recommend to both the historian and modeler alike. -- ModelingMadness.Com This superbly illustrated book gives a comprehensive overview of the multitude of vehicles and variants that came into service. -- Military Vehicles

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Paul Thomas is an expert on WW2 fighting vehicles and avid collector of contemporary images. His previous books German Halftracks At War 1939-1945, Panzer III at War 1939-1945, Panzer IV at War Hitler's Tank Destroyers and German Reconnaissance and Support Vehicles are in print at the Pen and Sword Images of War Series. He lives in Braintree.

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