This book is a classic of German railway literature. Alfred B. Gottwaldt was the first author ever to deal with the production of war locomotives in Germany during the Second World War. The technical and organisational difficulties of the largest locomotive construction programme in railway history, which began in 1942, are dealt with in great detail. In unusual cooperation, Deutsche Reichsbahn, locomotive factories, the Ministry of Armaments and the Wehrmacht had to solve numerous problems as production was increased to 500 machines per month. The author describes in detail how first the design of the proven class 50 was simplified and then the wartime types 52 and 42 were created. For this edition, the book receives an extensive introduction that pays detailed tribute to the life and work of Alfred B. Gottwaldt and briefly outlines the current state of research on the subject.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Gottwaldt, A. B.
Title
Deutsche Kriegslokomotiven 1939 bis 1945
Details
Ca. 110 illustrations,152 pages.
State
new
Motorbuch Verlag Hauptstätter Straße 149 70178 Stuttgart Deutschland
