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VW Kübelwagen (1940-1990) - Brooklands Portfolio

Brooklands Portfolio book featuring military Volkswagen off-road vehicles from the years 1940-1990. Describes the VW 82, 128, 181, Country Buggy, 'The Thing' and Iltis.

The 34 period articles, brought together from leading British and American car magazines, provide much information about history, model changes and engineering.

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The Volkswagen Kübelwagen Type 82 in World War II

The famed World War II vehicle - the German equivalent of the American "Jeep" - is presented here in a superb collection of vintage photographs, and detailed text included testing, production, guidebooks, and technical manuals.
Included are the many variants that saw use on a variety of war fronts throughout the Second World War with special coverage of its extensive use in North Africa.

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VW Kübelwagen Typ 82

The VW Kübelwagen Type 82 was the most-produced vehicle of its type in Germany between 1940 and 1945. Developed by Ferdinand Porsche in 1938 from the civilian KdF-Wagen, the Type 82 became a workhorse on all fronts in World War II.

What set the VW Kübelwagen apart was its off-road capability, its relatively low development costs and its unproblematic operational capability even under difficult climatic conditions.

Illustrated with over 200 images, this documentation by Janusz Piekalkiewicz describes the development, technology and operational history.

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