The Nuts & Bolts series has sent the latest details of their new opus showing us...well the nuts and bolts of the Marder tank hunter. Packed with period pictures, drawings, and even models of this tank we think this will be your one stop shop for this vehicle. Lets have a look at what is coming in our preview….
Nuts & Bolts Volume 31
By Joachim Baschin,
Martin Block
Published on November
18, 2013
Soft cover
German & English
texts
176 pages
365 photos (190
historic, 20 model, 155 modern)
32 blueprints
14 camouflage
schemes, tactical markings, table of organisation (KStN)
28.90€ (+ P&P)
The Panzer-Jägers theme was always one of the major interest
groups of the publishers. The Marder III series were a very important and
interesting series which generated Volumes Vol. 15, 17, 18. We accepted at this
time that it was also historically important to include the Marder II as it was
one of the early and proficient tank hunters. However, we also appreciated that
our readers were interested in other important German WWII ground equipment. We
had decided that a further volume would follow in the Panzer-Jäger family on
the important „Marder II“, but at a later date.
To keep the series diversified we produced titles with
different themes like Panzer-Artillerie and half-tracked transport etc. In the
meantime we had received additional information/photos etc on earlier
Panzer-Jäger vehicles and therefore we revised Vol. 9 on the armoured RSO and
Vol. 23 on the Panzerjäger I; together with a new Vol. 24 on the “Marder II“ based
upon the Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf. D & E. Now we are proud to present just in time
for Christmas 2013 Nuts & Bolts Vol. 31 concerning the „Marder II“ (Sd.Kfz.
131) on the chassis of the Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf. A-C & F:
176 pages A4 / approx. 365 photos, of those 190 b/w photos,
mostly unpublished showing the Marder II during the war, 155 coloured photos of
four still existing vehicles in museums and 20 photos of Master models from
Tony Greenland and Vinnie Branigan / 40 pages text in German / English with six
tables and two Kriegstärkenachweisungen, all photo captions in both languages /
10 pages of 32 scale drawings in 2D and 3D in 1:35 scale of all known variants
and details by John Rue / 7 pages with 14 coloured camouflage schemes from
original wartime photos of the Marder II and the different ammunition used with
the 5 cm Pak 38 and 7,5 cm Pak 40 by Carlos de Diego Vaquerizo
Nuts & Bolts 31will be available November the 18th, 2013 from their website and all very good book shops..