German Field Works of World War II

Bracknell, Berks., U.K. Bellona Publications Limited, 1969. Reprint Edition. 78, wraps (stiff cardboard covers), figures, glossary, some wear to board and spine edges, title pages partially detached. Small stains on title page. A reprint and translation of Bildheft Neuzeitlicher Stellungsbau, originally published in German on 15 September 1942. The German version was reprinted on 11 March 1943, and so must have had a wide reading public. Topics covered include infantry fire trenches, machine gun trenches, mortar weapon pits, field gun weapon pits, anti-tank gun weapon pits, more sophisticated field gun positions, semi-static and static field fortifications, field structures above ground, semi-permanent machine gun bunkers, anti-aircraft weapon towers, accommodation bunkers, anti-personnel obstacles, anti-tank obstacles, concealment techniques, and military terms in German and English. Condition: fair to good.

Keywords: WWII, European Theater, Germany, Fieldworks, Camouflage, Fortifications, Trenches, Bunkers, Obstacles

[Book #50429]

Price: $45.00