German Army Grenadier 1944-45
Landser Books ( ISBN 978-0-9567900-0-2)
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Landser Books was started late 2010 by Artist Stephan Andrew with the promise of a lavishly Illustrated high quality reference publication. This is Landser Books first publication & this release sets the bench mark for the rest of the series. This series will not only find a place in the reference libraries of scale modelers, but War gamers & military historians alike. It is also noted by the publisher that renowned military history authors will join the future publications.
Stephan Andrew, prior to establishing Landser Books, was a published artist with his art work appearing in military history books such as Osprey, Concord & Helion. He specializes in Wehrmacht and Axis troops of WW II with over 30 titles to his credit.
As We take a look through the book the Color plates are the size of the publication & there are two examples per plate. Larger formatted plates give you a great look at the uniforms, arms & personal kit of each Landser. There are 15 full color plates hand painted by the artist. These plates are in a bold rich color with character addd to each soldier. Different ranks are represented from Platoon Leader, to Private. This publication focuses on, as the title notes, Uniforms that the Germany Army Grenadiers wore in the later part of World War II. Thoroughly researched and accurately represented by the Artist/Author. All types of uniforms are covered from the standard issue, camouflaged both winter & summer patterns.
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With each plate you get two examples of uniforms pertaining to a certain time of the year included with these plates is a short history on the particular uniform as well as notes stipulating is there were any alterations, be it a tailored example of the fact that later in the war NCO’s would adopt the standard uniform as not to present such a ripe target to snipers.
This is considered a large format book with 33 pages, as mentioned, 15 full color plates, & is a soft cover book, perfect for use at the work bench for the German Army figure painter. There is also a very handy Glossary at the back of the book that provides notes & definitions on such things as the Helmets, their covers, footwear, & the colors of German equipment.
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This is a must have for anyone interested in Military history and of course is an absolute for the German Military modeler & War gamer looking for accuracy & authenticity.
Highly Recommended
I would like to thank Landser Books for providing the review sample - http://landserbooks.com/
Erik Roberson