Book Review of
Camouflage & Markings of
German Armor in Italy
From Anzio Landing to the Alps
January 1944-May 1945
Author: Jeffrey Plowman
Model Centrum Progres Books
Armor Color Gallery no 17
ISBN: 978-83-60672-35-8
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 2022
MSRP: $48.95
Armor Color Gallery no 17
ISBN: 978-83-60672-35-8
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 2022
MSRP: $48.95
THE BOOK:
Model Centrum Progres is based in Poland.
This book is of soft cover in 81 pages in 8” x 11 ½” page format.
The cover shows a color side view profile of a PzKpfw. IV Ausf. H, that is in a spotted pattern of sand, red-brown and dark-green. It carries a white number 834 on the sides and rear of the turret and black German crosses, outlined in white, on the hull sides.
It is from 8th Kompanie, Panzer Regiment 26, on the road to Pontedera , Italy, Tuscany in the summer of 1944.
Two black and white unit badges are also shown, against an all-black background.
A red banner across one corner of the cover art says: Includes 18 full color plates. 147 B&W and 3 color photos.
Photos include:
A Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. N, 22 photos of a Panther Ausf. A, an Italian Semovente da 47/32, a U.S. Army M40 75/34, an early model Tiger, 39 photos of a Tiger I, 2 photos of s Schwere Panzer Abteilung 508, a Panther Ausf. D, a PzKpfw. 38(t) Ausf. H, 7 photos of a Sturmpanzer 43, a Pz.Kpfw. II, 4 photos of a PzKpfw. IV, 5 photos of a Elefant, 15 photos of a PzKpfw. IV Ausf. H, 3 photos of a Stug. III Ausf. G, a U.S. Army M41, a Stug IV, 3 photos of a U.S. Army Sherman III, 6 photos of a Stug. M42, 3 photos of a Nashorn, 2 photos of a Jagdpanther IV, a photo of a Marder III Ausf. M, 5 photos of a Jagdpanzer 38, 2 photos of a Panther Ausf. G, a photo of the Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. J, an Italian Fiat 18 armored car, a Panzerwerfer 42, a Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. G, 3 photos of a Soviet made T-34 model 1943, a PzKpfw. IV Ausf. F, 3 photos of a PzKpfw. III Ausf. N and 4 photos of an Italian P40.
Color profile illustrations show:
A M42 75/34 – 851(i), a NB 44-201, a Pz. Kpfw. P40-737(i), a T-34 Model 1943, a Jagdpanzer 38 Hetzer, a PzKpfw. IV Ausf. H as a 2-view, a Sd.Kfz. 164 Nashorn as a 3 view, a SdKfz. 194 Elefant as a 2-view, a Panther Ausf. G, and an 8.8cm Flak 18 (sf), Auf. ZgKw 184 (Sd.Kg. 9).
The last page of the book shows the cover art of Camouflage & Markings Axis Armor in the Balkans Campaigns 1940-1941.
The back cover of the book shows another color side view illustration of a SdKfz. 138 Marder, with a black and white photo of the actual tank scheme copied.
This is a neat book about the armor used in Italy. It will be of great interest to modelers and armor historians alike.
I sincerely wish to thank Casemate Publishers for this review sample. Casemate is the N. American distributor of Model Centrum Progres Books, and all their titles can be viewed on Casemate’s website at:
Model Centrum Progres is based in Poland.
This book is of soft cover in 81 pages in 8” x 11 ½” page format.
The cover shows a color side view profile of a PzKpfw. IV Ausf. H, that is in a spotted pattern of sand, red-brown and dark-green. It carries a white number 834 on the sides and rear of the turret and black German crosses, outlined in white, on the hull sides.
It is from 8th Kompanie, Panzer Regiment 26, on the road to Pontedera , Italy, Tuscany in the summer of 1944.
Two black and white unit badges are also shown, against an all-black background.
A red banner across one corner of the cover art says: Includes 18 full color plates. 147 B&W and 3 color photos.
Photos include:
A Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. N, 22 photos of a Panther Ausf. A, an Italian Semovente da 47/32, a U.S. Army M40 75/34, an early model Tiger, 39 photos of a Tiger I, 2 photos of s Schwere Panzer Abteilung 508, a Panther Ausf. D, a PzKpfw. 38(t) Ausf. H, 7 photos of a Sturmpanzer 43, a Pz.Kpfw. II, 4 photos of a PzKpfw. IV, 5 photos of a Elefant, 15 photos of a PzKpfw. IV Ausf. H, 3 photos of a Stug. III Ausf. G, a U.S. Army M41, a Stug IV, 3 photos of a U.S. Army Sherman III, 6 photos of a Stug. M42, 3 photos of a Nashorn, 2 photos of a Jagdpanther IV, a photo of a Marder III Ausf. M, 5 photos of a Jagdpanzer 38, 2 photos of a Panther Ausf. G, a photo of the Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. J, an Italian Fiat 18 armored car, a Panzerwerfer 42, a Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. G, 3 photos of a Soviet made T-34 model 1943, a PzKpfw. IV Ausf. F, 3 photos of a PzKpfw. III Ausf. N and 4 photos of an Italian P40.
Color profile illustrations show:
A M42 75/34 – 851(i), a NB 44-201, a Pz. Kpfw. P40-737(i), a T-34 Model 1943, a Jagdpanzer 38 Hetzer, a PzKpfw. IV Ausf. H as a 2-view, a Sd.Kfz. 164 Nashorn as a 3 view, a SdKfz. 194 Elefant as a 2-view, a Panther Ausf. G, and an 8.8cm Flak 18 (sf), Auf. ZgKw 184 (Sd.Kg. 9).
The last page of the book shows the cover art of Camouflage & Markings Axis Armor in the Balkans Campaigns 1940-1941.
The back cover of the book shows another color side view illustration of a SdKfz. 138 Marder, with a black and white photo of the actual tank scheme copied.
This is a neat book about the armor used in Italy. It will be of great interest to modelers and armor historians alike.
I sincerely wish to thank Casemate Publishers for this review sample. Casemate is the N. American distributor of Model Centrum Progres Books, and all their titles can be viewed on Casemate’s website at:
Highly recommended.