Stug III and Stug IV: German Army and Waffen-SS Western Front, 1944-1945 (TankCraft)

ISBN: 1526755866

Author: Oliver, Dennis

Condition: New

In the last years of the Second World War the Sturmgeschtz III (StuG III) and Sturmgeschtz IV (StuG IV) played a vital role as assault guns during the German armys struggle to block the Allied advance on the Western Front. As the Wehrmachts tank forces declined, these armored vehicles were thrown into every defensive operation. They are not as well known as the Tigers and Panthers, but German resistance would have been much weaker without them. They were also among the most frequently encountered German armored vehicles on the battlefields, which is why they are such a fascinating subject for Dennis Oliver in this volume in the TankCraft seriesHe uses archive photos and extensively researched color illustrations to examine the StuG III and StuG IV deployed by the German army and the Waffen-SS during these doomed campaigns. A key section of his book displays available model kits and aftermarket products, complemented by a gallery of beautifully constructed and painted models in various scales. Technical details as well as modifications introduced during production and in the field are also examined providing everything the modeler needs to recreate an accurate representation of these historic armored vehicles.