Engineering Equipment - Germany: Illustrated History Books & Guides

German Pioneer Equipments and Vehicles - The Amphibious Vehicles

The fruit of the seven years' research, this book is devoted to the vehicles and crossing equipment used by the German pioneers during World War Two, a theme neglected by military specialists until now.
It now fills the gap, tracing the development of amphibious vehicles from the initial hesitations in the thirties to the secret projects at the end of the war which remained on the drawing board.

Illustrated with thirty or so colour profiles and more than 200 black and white period photographs, of which a hundred or so are as yet unpublished, this book is the new reference for as yet relatively unstudied subjects such as:
- The Trippelwagen amphibious cars and how they evolved.
- The Land-Wasser-Schleppers in all its forms
- The L.W.S. II Panzerfähre
- The Skoda LWS III Project
- Amphibious trailers.

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German Combat Engineers in World War II: A Photo Chronicle

The German engineer troops developed out of a branch that only developed into a fighting service arm by World War II. Thus, along with the special engineers, there were also names like Assault Engineers, Armored Engineers.
Out of this wide field, this new volume of photo documentation shows some 300 photos, mostly never before published, including rare pictures of bridgelaying tanks in action, mine operations, and the construction of makeshift bridges.

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Heeresfeldbahnen im Zweiten Weltkrieg - 1939 bis 1945

Army field railways were used primarily for supply, but also for transporting troops and the wounded. They were particularly important in the East during the Second World War.
But their history also includes peaceful times. Numerous vehicles have survived to this day and delight narrow-gauge fans all over Europe.

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Using a wealth of official documents, authentic photos and personal accounts, Alfred B. Gottwaldt illuminates in this book all the significant details in the history of these small railways.

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