Thomas Anderson

This highly illustrated new study tells the full story of the German light Panzers in World War II. The light Panzers that equipped the first Panzer divisions were originally intended as training or stopgap machines, suitable only until the arrival of the better-armed and armoured PzKpfw III and PzKpfw IV. However, despite their limitations, they ended up playing key roles...

Panzer Reconnaissance, by renowned armour expert Thomas Anderson, uses first-hand accounts and rare and unpublished images to tell the full story of the German reconnaissance troops in World War II. When the Wehrmacht was first formed in 1935, tactical reconnaissance was carried out by motorcycle rifle units (Kradschützen). However, with the development and large-scale introduction of wheeled armoured vehicles in...