Book Review of
WW2 Vehicles Through The Lens (TTL 1)
Author: Tom Cockle
Peko Publications
ISBN: 978-615-5583-92-6
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: Not said in book. I believe it is 2023.
MSRP: $41.95
ISBN: 978-615-5583-92-6
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: Not said in book. I believe it is 2023.
MSRP: $41.95
THE BOOK:
Peko Books is located in Hungary.
This book is hard-bound, shrink-wrapped in clear cello.
It contains 128 pages in 8 ¼” x 11 ¾” page format. Four pages are blank.
The book has 135 black and white photos provided, including the covers.
The cover art shows a black and white wartime photo of a Tiger I Ausf. E (photo repeated again inside the book). It is overall Panzer-grey with a coating of winter white-wash on it and no markings shown. It is surrounded by crewmen.
The back cover shows 6 more black and white wartime photos, that are repeated in the book. To be named later.
The book begins with a title page that starts with ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and CONTENTS. There are six chapters listed.
The book is a virtual photo album of black and white photos of WWII tanks. It dwells the most on German types. But, there are Allied tanks and vehicles shown too.
For Germany:
Nineteen Tiger I E’s. (one shown wrecked)
Two Stug. III Ausf. C/D’s
One Stug. III Ausf. D
Four Stug. III Ausf. E’s
Seven Stug. III Ausf. F’s
Two Stug. III Ausf. F/8’s
Five Stug. III Ausf. G’s
Two Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. B’s
Five Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. C’s
Five Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. D’s
Seven Pz.Kpfw. V Ausf. E’s
Two Pz.Kpfw. V Ausf. F’s
A Sd.Kfz. 251 ammunition-carrier half-track
Two 15cm Panzerwerfer 42’s (Auf. SF (Sd.Kfz. 4/1)
A 2cm Flakvierling 38 Ausf. Fargestall Zugcrafwagen 8t (Sd.Kfz. 7/1) self-propelled anti-aircraft gun.
A Sd.Kfz. 221.
A Sd.Kfz. 232.
A 3,7cm Flak 36
A Styr Typ. 640
A Mercedes L-4500A Flak truck towing a generator.
A Krupp L2H-143 Protze
A Sd.Kfz. 10/5.
An Opel Blitz 2.0 light lorry.
Twenty Marder II
A Volkswagen Kubelwagen Type 82
An Opel Kapitan Cabriolet car
An Abler Type 3 GD Kubelwagen
A diesel powered snow-blower.
For the Allies:
A Ford G917T car that is knocked-out.
A French tracteur Blinde 37L.
A 1.5t GMC ACK-353 4x4 truck.
A Ford V-8 special model 48G81 Cabrolet.
Three British Matilda Mk II’s
A U.S. M4A2 Sherman
Six M4A1 Stuart’s
Two British Valentines
Six Soviet M3A5 Lee
The last page of the book shows a black and white cover art for the next volume (no. 2). Of this same subject. Coming soon.
This is a great picture album of black and white wartime photos of armor and vehicles, for the Germans and the Allies.
It will be of great interest to modelers and military historians alike.
I sincerely wish to thank Casemate Publishers for this review sample.
They are the N. American distributor of Peko books and all Peko books can be seen on Casemate’s website at:
Peko Books is located in Hungary.
This book is hard-bound, shrink-wrapped in clear cello.
It contains 128 pages in 8 ¼” x 11 ¾” page format. Four pages are blank.
The book has 135 black and white photos provided, including the covers.
The cover art shows a black and white wartime photo of a Tiger I Ausf. E (photo repeated again inside the book). It is overall Panzer-grey with a coating of winter white-wash on it and no markings shown. It is surrounded by crewmen.
The back cover shows 6 more black and white wartime photos, that are repeated in the book. To be named later.
The book begins with a title page that starts with ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and CONTENTS. There are six chapters listed.
The book is a virtual photo album of black and white photos of WWII tanks. It dwells the most on German types. But, there are Allied tanks and vehicles shown too.
For Germany:
Nineteen Tiger I E’s. (one shown wrecked)
Two Stug. III Ausf. C/D’s
One Stug. III Ausf. D
Four Stug. III Ausf. E’s
Seven Stug. III Ausf. F’s
Two Stug. III Ausf. F/8’s
Five Stug. III Ausf. G’s
Two Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. B’s
Five Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. C’s
Five Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. D’s
Seven Pz.Kpfw. V Ausf. E’s
Two Pz.Kpfw. V Ausf. F’s
A Sd.Kfz. 251 ammunition-carrier half-track
Two 15cm Panzerwerfer 42’s (Auf. SF (Sd.Kfz. 4/1)
A 2cm Flakvierling 38 Ausf. Fargestall Zugcrafwagen 8t (Sd.Kfz. 7/1) self-propelled anti-aircraft gun.
A Sd.Kfz. 221.
A Sd.Kfz. 232.
A 3,7cm Flak 36
A Styr Typ. 640
A Mercedes L-4500A Flak truck towing a generator.
A Krupp L2H-143 Protze
A Sd.Kfz. 10/5.
An Opel Blitz 2.0 light lorry.
Twenty Marder II
A Volkswagen Kubelwagen Type 82
An Opel Kapitan Cabriolet car
An Abler Type 3 GD Kubelwagen
A diesel powered snow-blower.
For the Allies:
A Ford G917T car that is knocked-out.
A French tracteur Blinde 37L.
A 1.5t GMC ACK-353 4x4 truck.
A Ford V-8 special model 48G81 Cabrolet.
Three British Matilda Mk II’s
A U.S. M4A2 Sherman
Six M4A1 Stuart’s
Two British Valentines
Six Soviet M3A5 Lee
The last page of the book shows a black and white cover art for the next volume (no. 2). Of this same subject. Coming soon.
This is a great picture album of black and white wartime photos of armor and vehicles, for the Germans and the Allies.
It will be of great interest to modelers and military historians alike.
I sincerely wish to thank Casemate Publishers for this review sample.
They are the N. American distributor of Peko books and all Peko books can be seen on Casemate’s website at:
Highly Recommended.