New Review: The Complete Guide to German Armored Vehicles

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Given the massive interest surrounding the Nazi armed forces during World War 2, it isn't surprising that publishers want to produce books that cover the entirety of the military vehicles used by the Germans, in one volume, at an affordable price.  And for a reader interested in this topic, it might be very useful to have a handy guide to said vehicles all in one volume.  Over the years, there have been a number of such tomes published.  I myself have one from 1969 titled "German Tanks of World War II: The Complete Illustrated History of German Armored Fighting Vehicles 1926-1945" edited by Peter Chamberlain and Chris Ellis.  However, to do it right, is surely a daunting challenge to any author?   And what, exactly, is "doing it right"?

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