Author: Stefan KnittelPublisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780887402050
Category : Motorcycles
Languages : en
Pages : 47
Book Description
Covers the different types and variations of German motorcycles used in WWII.
Author: Horst HinrichsenMick Walker's German Racing Motorcycles
Author: Mick WalkerPublisher: Redline Books
ISBN: 9780953131129
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Under very different political regimes for a considerable period, East and West Germany produced some highly innovative & competitive racing machinery. German motorcycles were often in the vanguard of technical progress & were good enough to win world titles. In this respect, the top names in the solo categories were NSU and Kreidler, while BMW, Fath, Munch, & König did the business on three wheels. Like Japan, Germany was faced with rebuilding a shattered country following World War II. Like the Japanese, they overcame all the problems not only to create an economic miracle, but also to construct world-beating motorcycles. Germany's success contributed to the development of the sport in a wide variety of ways -- engineers, machines, riders, circuits, & even record-breakers.
Author: Tony L. OliverGerman Military Vehicles of World War II
Author: Jean-Denis G.G. LepagePublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786428988
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
This volume presents a cross-section of the most common transport vehicles produced and used by the German army. Tanks plus auxiliary vehicles such as cars, motorcycles, vans, ambulances, trucks and tractors made it possible for the troops to keep moving. These lightly armored or unarmored vehicles--aka "soft skins"--operated behind the front lines, maintaining supply lines, connecting armies with their home bases, and ultimately determining the outcome of battle. Beginning with the development of military vehicles in the early 1930s, this volume discusses the ways in which this new technology influenced and, to some extent, facilitated Hitler's program of rearmament. Nomenclature, standard equipment, camouflage and the combat roles of the various vehicles are thoroughly examined. Individual vehicle types are arranged and discussed by the following classifications: cars and motorcycles; trucks and tractors; half-tracks and wheeled combat vehicles. Accompanied by well-researched, detailed line drawings, each section deals with a number of individual vehicles, describing their design, manufacture and specific use.
Author: Paul GarsonGerman Military Motorcycles in the Reichswehr and Wehrmacht, 1934-1945
Author: Horst HinrichsenPublisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780764301926
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
This volume of photographs provides a documentation of the many motorcycle riders and their various cycles between 1934 and 1945, including requisitioned machines.
Scouts Out
Author: Robert J. EdwardsPublisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811753271
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
Scouts Out is the definitive account of German armored reconnaissance in World War II, essential for historians, armor buffs, collectors, modelers, and wargamers, and the first extensive treatment of the subject in English.
Horses of the German Army in World War II
Author: Paul Louis JohnsonPublisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780764324215
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Volumes have been written on the equipment of the German Army of World War II, including tanks, trucks, motorcycles, weapons, and personal equipment, but little has been written on the horses that made up 80% of its transportation. Horses pulled everything an army needed in the field by wagon or on its back and more horses were used in World War II than in any other war in history. This book includes text from the U.S. Army Military History Institute publication MS #P-090. The participants of this study were among the most knowledgeable the German army could provide, and their conclusions constitute a critique of what probably was the last mass use of horses in warfare. If one really means to understand the performance and tactics of the Wehrmacht in World War II, one must understand the horse and its logistic requirements. Also, this book presents one of the most comprehensive photo collections of the men and equipment of the horse-mounted troops.
BMW R 75: And Other BMW Motorcycles in the German Army in 1930-1945
Author: Lukasz GladysiakPublisher: Photosniper 3D
ISBN: 9788362878390
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The BMW R75 is a World War II-era motorcycle and sidecar combination produced by the German company BMW. In the 1930s BMW were producing a number of popular and highly effective motorcycles. In 1938 development of the R75 started in response to a request from the German Army.
