I bought this book in TheWorks and it contains over 450 unpublished photos from the former Soviet Archives of previously unseen action action from the Eastern Front in WW2. It covers all aspects including land, sea and air, of various campaigns and locations, with photos of equipment on all accounts, some of which have lots of detail, others are dark and some are 'staged' by the wartime photographer for public consumption.
The author, Will Fowler. specialises in Military History, Defence Technology and Current Affairs and has published several books as well as having been the Editor of the 'Defence' magazine from 1983-90. So why are there many technical and grammatical errors in the book? I will list 3 of the obvious examples. 1) info next to a photo of a Ju 87A says it's a D or a G with a bomb load of 7000kg. That's twice that carried by a He 111 with an external rack. 2) describing a Katyusha on a 6x4 Studebaker chassis it says the launch rails are 5334yds long and 3) (my favourite) it has a photo of an Arado Ar 232B sometimes known as the Tatzelwurm due to the set of wheels under the fuselage which helped with crossing soft ground or when the undercarriage was in the kneeling position for off loading. The caption says it's a BV 222 flying boat on a trailer. Make that a 50ft plus trailer!!!
I suppose he could make the excuse it was printed in the UAE and after all we know that books in TheWorks are seconds. Was it worth £2 definitely. The original asking price of £14.99, definitely NOT!!!
