ITALIENFELDZUG. German Tanks and Vehicles 1943-1945 Vol. 3

What the volume is about

Italienfeldzug is a series focused on German tanks and vehicles deployed in Italy between 1943 and 1945. This title is its third volume and follows on from the earlier parts, so it suits collectors of the whole series as well as readers who are only now coming to the subject.

Historical background

The fighting on the Apennine peninsula began in 1943 and dragged on until the end of the war in Europe. The terrain played a greater role here than elsewhere: narrow valleys, mountain ridges and flooded rivers forced both sides to advance along a mere handful of roads and into long defensive battles on prepared lines. The German side therefore deployed a varied mixture of equipment here, from standard types to vehicles taken over from Italian stocks.

What a modeler will use it for

A title of this kind serves above all as a support in deciding how to finish a model: which shade and which markings fit a given time and place, and what state the equipment was in after months in the field. The Italian campaign is rewarding for modelers precisely because equipment of different origins and ages meets there in a small area, so that a single display case can hold vehicles that would not go together anywhere else.

• the third volume of the Italienfeldzug series
• the subject is German equipment in Italy in the years 1943 to 1945
• suitable as a reference for painting and marking models
• it follows on from the earlier parts of the series
• a printed publication, not a kit

Terms of supply

The package contains the publication itself. Models, paints, decals and accessory sets are not part of the delivery, unless stated otherwise.