A new book in my library.

[Wayne Little]

Gotta love wee kittens!

You bet..!

 

[Lucky13]

Arrived a while ago....

 

[Airframes]

They look interesting old chap. Let me know what they're like when you've had a chance to look at them.

 

[Lucky13]

They look interesting old chap. Let me know what they're like when you've had a chance to look at them.

They're great old boy, the Tigers in Combat, I bought when they first came out, I've missed thumbing them for a good while, the Tigers in Normandy goes well the other two, well spent money!

 

[Lucky13]

Needed to cheer myself up a wee bit....

Scouts Out is the definitive account of German armored reconnaissance in World War II, essential for historians, armor buffs, collectors, modelers, and wargamers. The first extensive treatment of the subject in English, it features: Profiles of the armored reconnaissance vehicles that performed vital functions for the Third Reich's war machineCapsule histories of the reconnaissance elements of panzer and mechanized infantry divisions, including those of the Waffen-SS and LuftwaffeFirsthand accounts from reconnaissance soldiersHundreds of photos, the majority of which have never been published before. Color illustrations of uniforms and insignia....

400 pages....

During World War II, German armored reconnaissance laid the groundwork--often through small-unit actions--for the stunning tank and infantry operations that made the German military famous. Robert Edwards's follow-up to Scouts Out, the first extensive treatment of the subject in English, focuses on the battles and personalities found in ranks of the Waffen-SS, Luftwaffe, and other divisions. * Covers armored reconnaissance in Poland, France in 1940, the Balkans, North Africa, the Eastern Front, Italy, and the Western Front * Numerous firsthand accounts and after-action reports * Analysis of recon operations, from tactics and doctrine to vehicles and commanders....

528 pages....

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

WOW! Two very nice additions there Jan!

 

[Lucky13]

Was just dropped off....

 

[Lucky13]

 

[Wurger]

 

[Lucky13]

Bl**dy great looking books at first scan....well spent money says I!

 

[Lucky13]

A bit of information overload here, about 1000 pages on German WWII reconnaissance, I'll be lucky if I remember how to get dressed in the morning!

 

[Lucky13]

....does anyone here know, what KStN ####a (gp) etc., etc., stands for?

 

[Wurger]

It seems that stans for " Kriegsstärkenachweisungen " - the German equivalent of the American table of organization and equipment (TO&E) or the British war establishment.

 

[Lucky13]

Aaah....what's in every unit, as in vehicles....theoretically..?

 

[Wurger]

I would say .. yes. More info you may find here...

Table of organization and equipment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

and here...

What is a table of organization and equipment

 

[Wayne Little]

Buying up big there Jan..

 

[Lucky13]

Cheap....and you know how it is when things are....cheap!

 

[Wayne Little]

yeah, you buy twice as much..!

 

[Lucky13]

Eeerrmmmm....well, aye!

 

[Micdrow]

Looks interesting Jan, guess these are coming for me for fathers day. Was told they will arrive tomorrow. Not sure what to expect.