Panzer III vs Somua S 35 Belgium 1940 |
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| Author:
| Zaloga, Steven J. |
| Illustrator:
| Chasemore, Richard |
| Series title: | Duel Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78200-287-1 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2014 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $32.99 |
Book Description:
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This fully illustrated study pits Germany's PzKpfw III tank against France's Somua S 35 in the vast armored battles that opened the campaign. The armor clashes in May 1940 were the biggest the world had yet seen, as the German advances of that period came to epitomize Blitzkrieg. Nonetheless the Wehrmacht's Panzer III was well matched by the French Somua S35; the two representing very different design philosophies and yet ranking among the best designs in the world at...
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This fully illustrated study pits Germany's PzKpfw III tank against France's Somua S 35 in the vast armored battles that opened the campaign.
The armor clashes in May 1940 were the biggest the world had yet seen, as the German advances of that period came to epitomize Blitzkrieg. Nonetheless the Wehrmacht's Panzer III was well matched by the French Somua S35; the two representing very different design philosophies and yet ranking among the best designs in the world at the time.