Masterfully charts the path of first commander Erwin Rommel and his Afrika Korps during the German army's North African Campaign in the 1940s. Take a visual journey through North Africa during the Second World War with Anthony Tucker-Jones and Ian Spring as they chart the path of Erwin Rommel and his Afrika Korps through a series of stunning, rare colour photographs. Taken from Ian Spring's incredible digital archive of over 32,000 original colour photographs dated between 1936 and 1946, more than 250 images in Rommel's Afrika Korps In Colour offer readers a vivid, detailed insight into this German expeditionary force and their long North African Campaign. Fascinating colour photographs of German soldiers, weaponry, tanks and aircraft fill these pages, and are balanced by the equally captivating and rare photographs of the people and the landscapes of North Africa. Renowned author and military historian Anthony Tucker-Jones' remarkable text accompanies Ian Spring's collection of rare photographs, together making for a highly informative and utterly engrossing read. Rommel's Afrika Korps In Colour affords readers a new way of reading and learning about one of the most unique campaigns in the Second World War, and will stay with them long after they turn the final page. AUTHORS: Developing a fascination with historical imagery from a young age, Dublin-born Ian Spring began collecting colour photo slides of the war from all over the world. Determined to preserve these historical moments for the future of mankind, he created the PIXPAST Archive to digitize and share this extraordinary collection. Thought to be the world's largest collection of World War II colour photography, the archive has supported historical research and contributed to more than 50 publications. Anthony Tucker-Jones, a former intelligence officer, is an author and commentator who specialises in military history, with more than 50 books to his name. His work has also been published in an array of magazines and online. He regularly appears on television and radio programmes commenting on current and historical military matters.His books include Armoured Warfare in the North African Campaign, The Battle for the Mediterranean, The Desert Air War, The Devil's Bridge, Hitler's Winter and Churchill Master and Commander. 20 colour illustrations
Show moreMasterfully charts the path of first commander Erwin Rommel and his Afrika Korps during the German army's North African Campaign in the 1940s. Take a visual journey through North Africa during the Second World War with Anthony Tucker-Jones and Ian Spring as they chart the path of Erwin Rommel and his Afrika Korps through a series of stunning, rare colour photographs. Taken from Ian Spring's incredible digital archive of over 32,000 original colour photographs dated between 1936 and 1946, more than 250 images in Rommel's Afrika Korps In Colour offer readers a vivid, detailed insight into this German expeditionary force and their long North African Campaign. Fascinating colour photographs of German soldiers, weaponry, tanks and aircraft fill these pages, and are balanced by the equally captivating and rare photographs of the people and the landscapes of North Africa. Renowned author and military historian Anthony Tucker-Jones' remarkable text accompanies Ian Spring's collection of rare photographs, together making for a highly informative and utterly engrossing read. Rommel's Afrika Korps In Colour affords readers a new way of reading and learning about one of the most unique campaigns in the Second World War, and will stay with them long after they turn the final page. AUTHORS: Developing a fascination with historical imagery from a young age, Dublin-born Ian Spring began collecting colour photo slides of the war from all over the world. Determined to preserve these historical moments for the future of mankind, he created the PIXPAST Archive to digitize and share this extraordinary collection. Thought to be the world's largest collection of World War II colour photography, the archive has supported historical research and contributed to more than 50 publications. Anthony Tucker-Jones, a former intelligence officer, is an author and commentator who specialises in military history, with more than 50 books to his name. His work has also been published in an array of magazines and online. He regularly appears on television and radio programmes commenting on current and historical military matters.His books include Armoured Warfare in the North African Campaign, The Battle for the Mediterranean, The Desert Air War, The Devil's Bridge, Hitler's Winter and Churchill Master and Commander. 20 colour illustrations
Show moreDeveloping a fascination with historical imagery from a young age,
Dublin-born Ian Spring began collecting colour photo slides of the
war from all over the world. Determined to preserve these
historical moments for the future of mankind, he created the
PIXPAST Archive to digitize and share this extraordinary
collection. Thought to be the world's largest collection of World
War II colour photography, the archive has supported historical
research and contributed to more than 50 publications.
Anthony Tucker-Jones, a former intelligence officer, is an author
and commentator who specialises in military history, with more than
50 books to his name. His work has also been published in an array
of magazines and online. He regularly appears on television and
radio programmes commenting on current and historical military
matters.His books include Armoured Warfare in the North African
Campaign, The Battle for the Mediterranean, The Desert Air War, The
Devil's Bridge, Hitler's Winter and Churchill Master and Commander.
"Virtually every photo is unposed, frank, straightforward and
patently sincere of an enemy ordered to rule the world."--
"ARGunners.com"
"The 255 color photos provide the eye-popping visual candy for
modelers and tabletop desert terrain buffs."-- "Historical
Miniatures Gaming Society"
"I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and would heartily state that if
you are at all interested in the war in North Africa, it is quite
deserving of a spot in your bookcase."-- "APMS"
"This is one neat album of colour photos....-- "AMPS
Indianapolis"
"A marvellous collection of original wartime colour photos,
selected from the large private collection of Ian Spring, plus the
text from well known author, Anthony Tucker-Jones... For both
historians and modellers, the variations in uniforms and their
colours will be a great reference, likewise the colours and
weathering on the vehicles and aircraft which equipped the Afrika
Korps. Even pictures of Rommel in his captured Dorchester command
vehicles are included, still in their British camouflage but with
German national markings. As a long-time modeller myself, the
colour references in here will be invaluable, just as much as the
total content will fascinate historians interested in the story of
the war in North Africa."-- "Military Model Scene"
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