21. Kopřivnické tanky-Neznámá kapitola z historie automobilky Tatra(R. Zavadil, J. Špitálský)

About the publication

The book The Koprivnice Tanks describes itself in its subtitle as an unknown chapter from the history of the Tatra carmaker. The authors are R. Zavadil and J. Spitalsky, and the text is in Czech. It is a publication, not a kit nor an accessory for a model.

The theme

The Tatra works at Koprivnice are linked in general awareness with trucks and passenger cars, not with tracked machinery. Czechoslovak armored production is moreover remembered mainly at other plants, so the Koprivnice work in this field is easily forgotten. It is exactly such marginal chapters that tend to be interesting: they show what was tried in the factory, what stayed on paper, what reached the test track and why none of it became series production in the end. Anyone interested in the history of Czechoslovak industry and in armored machinery will find the meeting point of both subjects here.

Why reach for it

• The theme stands outside the mainstream of literature on Czechoslovak armored machinery.
• It links the history of a well-known carmaker with military production.
• The two authors whose names are on the book work on the subject together.
• The book suits as an addition to a library on the history of Czechoslovak industry.

Who it is for

For readers with an interest in the history of Czechoslovak engineering and armored machinery, and for modelers looking for grounding in period context for less usual vehicles. The publication alone is supplied; kits, decals and other modeling material are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.