REVIEW OF
POLISH TRACKS & WHEELS #3
POLISH VICKERS Pt. 2
Author: Adam Lonca
Stratus Publications
By Ray Mehlberger
ISBN: 978-83-61421-50-4
MSRP: £13.99 ($21.15 U.S. dollars)
Stratus Publications
By Ray Mehlberger
ISBN: 978-83-61421-50-4
MSRP: £13.99 ($21.15 U.S. dollars)
Stratus is a publisher based in Sandomierz, Poland. They are partners with Mushroom Model Publications who is based in the U.K. Mushroom Model Publications has all their books printed in Poland by Stratus in English. Stratus publishes their books in both Polish and English.
This new book was sent to me directly from Stratus in Poland. It was wrapped in cardboard sheet and inside a bubble wrap lined envelope to protect it in the mail. Very well packed.
This new book complements the well-established and successful “Polish Wings” series on aircraft in the Polish Air Force. This book is the third in a series on Polish Army vehicles and is the 2nd volume about Vickers tanks.
It tells the story of four major tanks of Polish origin used by the Polish Army in the 1930’s, some still in use at the time of the German invasion.
DESCRIBED TANKS:
Medium Mark D, Six Ton
Vickers-Carden-Loyd Mk. VI
4 Ton Artillery Tractor
4 Ton Light Tank 7TP
Vickers-7TP
7TP forced
Training and operations with these tanks are described and illustrated with 190 black and white wartime photos. There are 17 full color profiles included. These are of:
Vickers Medium Tank Mk. D
Vickers Mark E, Type B
Vickers Mark E, Type A
Carden-Loyd Tankette Mk. VI
Vickers 4-ton Artillery Tractor
Vickers 4-ton Artillery Tractor with 105mm Wz 29 cannon in tow
Vickers Light Amphibious Tank A4E12
7TP 7-Ton without armament in turret
7TP Twin-turreted tank (3 profiles of this. One is a 2-view)
7TP Single turreted tank (7 profiles of this. One is a 2-view)
7TP Single turreted tank in captured German markings.
There are 2 black and white photos of 2 different 7TP engines and line drawings of the 7TP chassis out of a technical manual.
Included also are 2 Light Tank Battalion Command & Specialty Platoon Organizational charts. One Supply Company organizational chart. A page of unit symbol codes in color used in 1939,
On the last page of the book are two 3-view line drawings in 1/72nd scale of the 7TP twin-turreted and the single-turreted tanks.
The cover arts of the first 2 Stratus Polish Tracks & Wheels books are shown inside the book and again on the rear cover.
This book will be of interest to military historians and modelers alike. Highly recomended.
I want to thank Dr. Roger M. Wallsgrove, Editor in Chief of Mushroom Model Publications (MMP) and the folks at Stratus in Poland for this review copy.
MMP and Stratus books are available from all good bookstores, or direct from MMP at:
www.mmpbooks.biz
The North American distributor is Casemate
The Australian distributor is Platypus Publications
This new book was sent to me directly from Stratus in Poland. It was wrapped in cardboard sheet and inside a bubble wrap lined envelope to protect it in the mail. Very well packed.
This new book complements the well-established and successful “Polish Wings” series on aircraft in the Polish Air Force. This book is the third in a series on Polish Army vehicles and is the 2nd volume about Vickers tanks.
It tells the story of four major tanks of Polish origin used by the Polish Army in the 1930’s, some still in use at the time of the German invasion.
DESCRIBED TANKS:
Medium Mark D, Six Ton
Vickers-Carden-Loyd Mk. VI
4 Ton Artillery Tractor
4 Ton Light Tank 7TP
Vickers-7TP
7TP forced
Training and operations with these tanks are described and illustrated with 190 black and white wartime photos. There are 17 full color profiles included. These are of:
Vickers Medium Tank Mk. D
Vickers Mark E, Type B
Vickers Mark E, Type A
Carden-Loyd Tankette Mk. VI
Vickers 4-ton Artillery Tractor
Vickers 4-ton Artillery Tractor with 105mm Wz 29 cannon in tow
Vickers Light Amphibious Tank A4E12
7TP 7-Ton without armament in turret
7TP Twin-turreted tank (3 profiles of this. One is a 2-view)
7TP Single turreted tank (7 profiles of this. One is a 2-view)
7TP Single turreted tank in captured German markings.
There are 2 black and white photos of 2 different 7TP engines and line drawings of the 7TP chassis out of a technical manual.
Included also are 2 Light Tank Battalion Command & Specialty Platoon Organizational charts. One Supply Company organizational chart. A page of unit symbol codes in color used in 1939,
On the last page of the book are two 3-view line drawings in 1/72nd scale of the 7TP twin-turreted and the single-turreted tanks.
The cover arts of the first 2 Stratus Polish Tracks & Wheels books are shown inside the book and again on the rear cover.
This book will be of interest to military historians and modelers alike. Highly recomended.
I want to thank Dr. Roger M. Wallsgrove, Editor in Chief of Mushroom Model Publications (MMP) and the folks at Stratus in Poland for this review copy.
MMP and Stratus books are available from all good bookstores, or direct from MMP at:
www.mmpbooks.biz
The North American distributor is Casemate
The Australian distributor is Platypus Publications