Book Review of
Staff Cars in Germany WW2
Vol. 2, Camera On-23
Author: Alan Ranger
MMP/Mushroom Model Publications
ISBN: 978-83-65958-80-8
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright 2020
MSRP: $25.00
ISBN: 978-83-65958-80-8
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright 2020
MSRP: $25.00
HE BOOK:
MMP/Mushroom Model Publications is based in the UK. All their books are printed by Stratus in Sandomierz, Poland in the English language. Stratus also does their own line of books in Polish and English.
This book is soft-cover of 80 pages in 8” x 11 ¾” page format.
The cover art shows a black and white wartime photo of “Smiling Uncle Albert” and his Opel Admiral Staff Car. This is Generalfeldmarshall of the Luftwaffe Albert Kesselring’s personal Opel and he is standing behind its open passenger door on the parameter of an airfield in Northern Italy,
The back cover of the book shows black and white cover arts of 4 other books that MMP publishes: Staff Cars Camera-9, Opel Blitz, 15cm SIG 33 and Renault R25 & R40.
Chapter 1 is on the Opel P4, with 7 black and white wartime photos
Chapter 2 is on the tank mock-ups based on the Opel P4, with 15 black and white wartime photos.
Chapter 3 is on the Opel 2L, with 11 black and white wartime photos. One of which is shown wrecked.
Chapter 4 is on the Opel Kaydet K38, with 15 black and white wartime photos.
Chapter 5 is on the Opel Super 6, with 24 black and white wartime photos.
Chapter 6 is on the Opel Kapitan, with 27 black and white wartime photos.
Chapter 7 is on the Opel Admiral, with 23 black and white wartime photos.
This book will be of great interest to modelers and military historians alike.
I want to sincerely thank Casemate Publishers, the North American distributor of MMP books. All of MMP’s titles can be viewed on Casemates web site at:
MMP/Mushroom Model Publications is based in the UK. All their books are printed by Stratus in Sandomierz, Poland in the English language. Stratus also does their own line of books in Polish and English.
This book is soft-cover of 80 pages in 8” x 11 ¾” page format.
The cover art shows a black and white wartime photo of “Smiling Uncle Albert” and his Opel Admiral Staff Car. This is Generalfeldmarshall of the Luftwaffe Albert Kesselring’s personal Opel and he is standing behind its open passenger door on the parameter of an airfield in Northern Italy,
The back cover of the book shows black and white cover arts of 4 other books that MMP publishes: Staff Cars Camera-9, Opel Blitz, 15cm SIG 33 and Renault R25 & R40.
Chapter 1 is on the Opel P4, with 7 black and white wartime photos
Chapter 2 is on the tank mock-ups based on the Opel P4, with 15 black and white wartime photos.
Chapter 3 is on the Opel 2L, with 11 black and white wartime photos. One of which is shown wrecked.
Chapter 4 is on the Opel Kaydet K38, with 15 black and white wartime photos.
Chapter 5 is on the Opel Super 6, with 24 black and white wartime photos.
Chapter 6 is on the Opel Kapitan, with 27 black and white wartime photos.
Chapter 7 is on the Opel Admiral, with 23 black and white wartime photos.
This book will be of great interest to modelers and military historians alike.
I want to sincerely thank Casemate Publishers, the North American distributor of MMP books. All of MMP’s titles can be viewed on Casemates web site at:
Highly recommended.