Alan Ranger Knihy

This latest photo album in the camera On series documents the German Army's 4-wheeled armoured cars and their crews in action during World War II.

The 15 cm sIG 33 served as the standard heavy infantry gun for Germany during World War II, notable for being the largest weapon ever designated as an infantry gun by any nation. This artillery piece played a significant role in the German military's operations, showcasing advancements in firepower and battlefield strategy during the conflict. Its design and capabilities reflect the technological innovations of the era, emphasizing the importance of heavy artillery in modern warfare.

This book offers an extensive exploration of Germany's heavy off-road passenger vehicles, detailing models like the Schwerer Geländegängiger Personenkraftwagen and its successors, including the Horch 108 type 1 and Ford type EG variants. It also covers heavy cars constructed on light truck chassis, such as the Styer 1500 and the Mercedes 1500A & S types, providing insights into their design and functionality.

Focusing on Luftwaffe search lights and range-finding equipment, this photo album features over 140 photographs primarily sourced from private collections of ordinary German soldiers. It offers a unique perspective, showcasing the equipment as the soldiers experienced it in their daily lives, contrasting with the staged images from official photographers. This volume serves as a valuable resource for military historians and modelers, highlighting rarely illustrated aspects of military life and equipment.

Focusing on the German 20mm Flak 38 and its quadruple mounting, the Flakvierling 38, this book provides an in-depth photographic exploration of these weapons. It details their extensive use across various battle fronts during World War II, highlighting their significance in the German military's operations. The comprehensive imagery captures the design and functionality of these crucial artillery pieces, making it a valuable resource for military history enthusiasts and collectors alike.

This latest photo album in the Camera On series documents the German Army's six-wheeled 6x4 light off-road truck and artillery tractor, produced between 1934 and 1941.

100 photographs showing the French army's most numerous light infantry tank during World War II through the lenses of cameras used by ordinary German soldiers.

In the third volume of this publication, the cars of the Mercedes motor company major production types are covered, such as the Mercedes 170, Mercedes 230-260 series, Mercedes 320 and Mercedes 540. In this volume the author provides a detailed impression of these vehicles through original photographs, taken both during and before the war by the normal German soldiers who both used and served with these now classic automobiles.

This new photo album is number 31 in the MMPBooks/Stratus "Camera On" series and is the first to cover such equipment as Luftwaffe search lights and range finding equipment, of which the book contains 140+ photographs. The majority of the photos are from private collections taken by ordinary German soldiers, not professional propagandists. In this volume, we endeavor to show this rarely illustrated equipment in some detail but still show it as the soldiers viewed it as both their work place and also their home, not the highly posed and polished views of the official photographers. This book is an invaluable reference for military historians and modelers alike.

This book covers in such photographic detail the German usage of both the 20mm Flak 28 and the Flak 30, both of these weapons saw extensive action on all battle fronts of the Second World War wherever the German armed forces saw service.