Guglielmi, D./Pieri, M. Panzer DNA. German Military Vehicles of World War II. Camouflage, Markings, Organisation

The subject of this book is very complex and has been addressed by many authors, but generally dividing it in many sectors and not in only one text. Authors of "Panzer DNA" have collected a lot of German official documents, Allied reports, post war interpretations, and have examined hundreds of photos to offer to the readers a simple but complete guide. Nobody can present all the examples possible in this field, but it is useful to explain which were the rules regarding colours, camouflages, markings, organization of German vehicles during the Second World War and to show some of the many variations (the most common, but also the strangest and the most interesting) discovered during this deep research. This is an essential book to have all information in only one text, to watch simple examples, to understand the base of the German military organization and to discover that some myths are wrong or exaggerated. The partition of the book in several chapters, every one focusing on a complete and organic theme, has been studied to make easy the consulting and the finding of information to the reader.

This work brings together in one volume all the important information on the organisation of the German armoured forces in the Second World War and on the basic rules and ideas behind the painting of the German armoured vehicles of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS. Each chapter in the book deals with a specific topic in a comprehensive and self-contained manner, which makes it easier for the reader to find specific facts and makes the book a real reference work for vehicle enthusiasts and modellers.