Books

Here is a collection of my reference books on WWII. Its good to learn some history while having fun with figure collecting. I like tanks a lot and particular German Tiger I so there is quite a few of books on that. I have no relationship with these publisher and authors (too bad..), so the comments on are on my own as a reader. My selection criteria on these books are picture oriented. I am sure there are many more great books out there if you are more interested in written description.

Wolfgang Schneider, "Tigers in Combat II", J.J. Fedorowicz Publishing Inc., ISBN 0-921991-39-8, 1998.

My favorite book on Tiger I so far. Lots of pictures and good description. But price is high. A must have for Tiger fans.

Jean Restayn, "Tiger I On the Eastern Front", Histoire & Collections, ISBN 2 908 182 815, 1999.

Lots of pictures on each of the Tiger Panzer Units. Very good color drawings on Tiger. You will know which Tiger Panzer units participate which battles.

Culver & Feist, "Tiger I and STURMTIGER in Detail", Ryton Publications, 1999.

Technical details of Tiger I and STURMTIGER. Lots of pictures of the real Tiger I in details lik dissecting the wheels section, the turret,... Good reference material for how a Tiger I operates.

Thomas Jentz, "Germany's Tiger Tanks: Tiger I & II Combat & Tactics", Schiffer Publishing Ltd., ISBN 0-7643-0225-6, 1997.

Details on Tiger I Panzer Units combat tactics. Now you now how many a Tiger Pack looks like.

Tomioka Yoshikatsu, "Tiger an der Front Bildband", DaiNippon Kaiga, ISBN 4-499-22688-0, 1998.

Good amount of pictures. A special cartoon section describe how Tiger operates which I think is great and it is in English!!

Daniel Taylor, "Villers-Bocage Through the Lens", After the Battle, 1999.

A collection of pictures on the famous tank battle of Michael Whittman. Gives you play by play action. Good amount of picutres.

Military Modeling Manual #11, December 1998.

A Japan militay model magazine which this issue is dedicated to Tiger I. Lots of inspiration on how to customize Tiger I.

Tomioka Yoshikatsu, "Panzer und Militarfahrzeuge", DaiNippon Kaiga, ISBN 4-499-22693-7, 1999.

A sequel to his Tiger I book. Good amount of pictures with Panzer vehicles. Not english but picutre worth a thousand words.

Bruce Culver, "Schutzenpanzer", Ryton Publications, 1996.

All you want to know about German Halftrack. Lots of pictures.

Horst Hinrichsen, "Motorcycles of the Wehrmacht", Schiffer Publishing, ISBN 0-88740-685-8, 1994.

If you are crazy about the German Motorcycle with sidecar, this is it. Good amount of pictures with Zundapp and BMW version. Also some motorcycle models.

Jean De Lagarde, "German Soldiers of World War II", Historie & Collections, ISBN 2-908-182-29-7, 1995.

A great reference book to give you a snapshot on lots of German uniforms and it is color!! All pictures!!

Thomas McGuirl, "God, Honor, Fatherland", RZM Imports, ISBN 0-9657584-0-0, 1997.

Great pictures on vehicles, uniforms,....

Jean-Yves Nasse, "Green Devils - German Paratroopers", Historie & Collections, ISBN 2-908-182-61-0, 1997.

A good reference books on German Paratroopers. Some pictures are signed by the paratrooper themselves. You can get a good look on these paratroopers with fully loaded equipments BEFORE they jumped!

Yoshihiro Terui, "Uniforms of the SS 1938-1945", DaiNippon-Kaiga, ISBN 4-499-22687-2, 1998.

Color pictures with some example of German camo pattern. There are some english description to make this more understandable. But again, pictures are the key.

Andrew Steven, "Waffen-SS - Uniforms in Color Photographs", Europa Militaria No 6, ISBN 1-872004-61-X, 1990.

A well know book and it is very affordable. Color pictures on Waffen-SS camo stuff.

Robert Bruce, "German Automatic Weapons of WWII", Crowood Press, ISBN 1-86126-269-8, 1996.

Color pictures on all you want to know about German weapons. MP40, MP44, wow wow!!

"Models in Action - Normandy", 1999.

A diorama book on military models. This one focused on Normandy. Good reference for diorama settings of your WWII battle scene.

Jonathan Gawne, "Spearheading D-Day", Historie & Collections, ISBN 2-908-182-793, 1998.

A great book with pictures to describe D-Day campaign. From landing gear, craft, tactics, to equipments. All in one. Particular good reference on the tactical vest. A great book for all the Saving Private Ryan fans.

Jean Bouchery, "From D-Day to VE-Day", Histoire & Collections, ISBN 2-908-182-742, 1999.

Good picture book about British army and tank crew.

Harlan Glenn, "For King and Country - British Airborne", Schiffer Publishing, ISBN 0-7643-0794-0, 1999.

A great reference on British paratroopers. From equipments to uniforms....Even talk about the bicycle they used for battle. A must have for those who want to customize a British para.