I find that this series of which I have already reviewed some books is an excellent balance between the interest of the historian and that of the model maker. The books in a few pages are technical enough to be useful to the modeller who has already seen everything and to the historian who wants to know some more details, but as written above, the photos, both those of the vehicle and those of the kits, provide a mix which makes the books of this series an excellent starting point and an excellent investment for the enthusiasts. Read the full Italian review [link=https://oldbarbedwire.blogspot.com/2019/05/panther-tanks-german-army-and-waffen-ss.html]here[/link]
Old Barbed Wire Blog

A book worth having, primarily for the visual reference, and secondarily for the model-related sections.
A Question Of Scale, Seb Palmer

The second volume in the LandCraft series of card cover books by Pen & Sword is entitled "M2/M3 American Half-Tracks of the Second World War" and is edited by Robert Jackson, writer and lecturer, having authored over sixty books on military and aviation subjects. It packs into 64 pages some 84 black and white photos, 32 coloured plan drawings of 8 specific vehicles and devotes 24 pages to the modelling enthusiast with 70 colour photos of details of stunning models made by Brian Bochino, Brian Richardson, and Gary Riley. The text discusses the evolution in America of the half-track derived from the French Citroën-Kégresse half track imported by the U.S. Army in 1925 and covers the manufacture, development, detail and employment from their first use in the Philippines in December 1941, through to the war in Korea. As WWII progressed the Tables of Organization and Equipment (TO&E) are provided reflecting their distribution in army units. All American variants are touched upon, the Personnel.. Read more
Japanese Aviation Society

This is a terrific and very useful book, which I'm very pleased to have, and would unhesitatingly recommend. Read the full review [link=https://aquestionofscale.blogspot.com/2019/04/book-review-wargames-terrain-buildings.html]here[/link]
A Question Of Scale, Seb Palmer

Beautiful & inspiring book on a fascinating under-explored era for model railway enthusiasts. A very handsome A4 hardback, of approx 120 pages, filled with great pictures in both colour and black and white. Authors Peter Chatham and Stephen Weston, themselves manufacturers of high end trains etc, have produced a book to inspire and inform railway modellers with the earlier period, pre-1880, of steam. One minor gripe is that the book assumes a knowledge of the subject I don't as yet have, and there's no glossary, so it's a bit opaque in places for an interested layman like me. After a decent introduction to the subject, there's a chapter on a pioneer of modelling this period, Mike Sharman, followed by chapters whose titles - Infrastructure, Locomotives, Carriages, Wagons, Layouts and Models - tell you what to expect. There's an appendix listing sources of model suppliers, and a bibliography. The chief attraction, however, are the copious and very attractive illustrations, which range from.. Read more
Sebastian Palmer (Amazon Review)