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Panzer III: German Army Light Tank, Operation Barbarossa, 1941\. TankCraft 27. The Pzkpfw III tank was the mainstay of the Panzer divisions during the Blitzkrieg era, which could fairly be said to have ended with the Germans' failure to take Moscow in the winter of 1941. Although less heavily armoured than many of its opponents and somewhat outgunned by the latest Soviet types, the Pzkpfw III was at the forefront of the advances made over almost impossible distances during the summer and autumn and provided the core of the armoured reserve that fought the defensive battles of the winter months. In Dennis Oliver's latest volume in the TankCraft series he uses archive photos and extensively researched colour illustrations to examine the Pzkpfw III and the units that operated this deservedly famous armoured vehicle along a 1,000-mile front during the battles of Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union. A key section of his book displays available model kits and aftermarket products, complemented by a gallery of beautifully constructed and painted models in various scales. Technical details as well as modifications introduced during production and in the field are also examined, providing everything the modeller needs to recreate an accurate representation of these historic tanks. AUTHOR: Dennis Oliver is the author of over twenty books on Second World War armoured vehicles. He has contributed many books to the TankCraft series including Tiger I and II Tanks of the German Army and Waffen-SS: Eastern Front 1944; Panther Tanks: German Army and Waffen-SS, Normandy Campaign 1944; Jagdpanther Tank Destroyer: German Army, Western Europe 1944-1945; Panther Tanks: German Army and Waffen-SS, Defence of the West; and StuG III and IV: Germany Army and Waffen-SS, Western Front, 1944-1945. 200 colour and b/w illustrations

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""Well worth picking up.""-- ""ModelingMadness.Com"" ""A special modeler's section covers plastic models, mostly 1/35 but including 1/48, 1/72, and other scales in exquisite detail. The 95 color photos show completed models, box covers, and aftermarket items.""-- ""Historical Miniatures Gaming Society"" ""​Highly Recommended.""-- ""AMPS Indianapolis"" ""The TankCraft books are always welcome additions to my resource collection as inspiration for new projects and paint schemes or to pick out details I might have missed in a build...The photos are interesting and not common ones you see in the typical history books. Overall, a fantastic read.""-- ""AMPS""

The TankCraft books are always welcome additions to my resource collection as inspiration for new projects and paint schemes or to pick out details I might have missed in a build...The photos are interesting and not common ones you see in the typical history books. Overall, a fantastic read. -- AMPS

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Dennis Oliver is the author of over twenty books on Second World War armoured vehicles. He has contributed many books to the TankCraft series including Tiger I and II Tanks of the German Army and Waffen-SS: Eastern Front 1944; Panther Tanks: German Army and Waffen-SS, Normandy Campaign 1944; Jagdpanther Tank Destroyer: German Army, Western Europe 1944-1945; Panther Tanks: German Army and Waffen-SS, Defence of the West; and StuG III and IV: Germany Army and Waffen-SS, Western Front, 1944-1945.

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