Post by xGIxJOKERx on Mar 18, 2009 18:23:44 GMT -5
My Tank is Fight!- Deranged Weapons of WWII by Zack Parrsons
Over the course of a very long movement to Iraq from North Carolina involving a number of layovers including but not limited to: being grounded due to flight crew having pink eye, a ruined fuel line, being stuck in Kuwait for a day and a horrid landing in a C-130 (if that is what you do in the USAF, Rob, my hat's off to you), I was able to read a book that immediately caught my eye in the book store. My Tank is Fight! covers twenty real life inventions of WW II, most of which are German in origin. Some highlights include a number of super heavy tanks and 'landkreuzers' that dwarf Panthers and King Tigers, a helicopter backpack, a super carrier made of ice and sawdust, plans for a tank that was attached to a biplane, and an amphibious submarine. The ties to AE WWII are clear and the Vampir night sight makes an appearance.
Each chapter is broken down into a number of smaller sections including developmental history, analysis, a hypothetical deployment history, and "What Fight Have Been": a short narrative written in the pulp action style that follows a number of recurring characters from the American, German, and Soviet perspective as they witness the weapons in action. On the whole the book is written with a sense of humor that makes it supremely readable while at the same time not obscuring historical fact.
At US $14.95 (CAN $20.95) msrp, the 244 page book is inexpensive and highly recommended to anyone with an interest in strange history.
Over the course of a very long movement to Iraq from North Carolina involving a number of layovers including but not limited to: being grounded due to flight crew having pink eye, a ruined fuel line, being stuck in Kuwait for a day and a horrid landing in a C-130 (if that is what you do in the USAF, Rob, my hat's off to you), I was able to read a book that immediately caught my eye in the book store. My Tank is Fight! covers twenty real life inventions of WW II, most of which are German in origin. Some highlights include a number of super heavy tanks and 'landkreuzers' that dwarf Panthers and King Tigers, a helicopter backpack, a super carrier made of ice and sawdust, plans for a tank that was attached to a biplane, and an amphibious submarine. The ties to AE WWII are clear and the Vampir night sight makes an appearance.
Each chapter is broken down into a number of smaller sections including developmental history, analysis, a hypothetical deployment history, and "What Fight Have Been": a short narrative written in the pulp action style that follows a number of recurring characters from the American, German, and Soviet perspective as they witness the weapons in action. On the whole the book is written with a sense of humor that makes it supremely readable while at the same time not obscuring historical fact.
At US $14.95 (CAN $20.95) msrp, the 244 page book is inexpensive and highly recommended to anyone with an interest in strange history.
