PDF France 1940 Les Panzers French Edition JeanYves Mary 9782840483175 Books

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Yes, it is written entirely in French. If you have even a passing knowledge of francais, the captions will be understandable as they are generally factual and usually given context by the photos. The general commentary will require more fluency. However, the strength of this book is clearly the photographs. There are many period photos here that I have not seen in any other publication. They run the gamut from pre-war to French Campaign and include both German equipment as well as captured French and British material - some very interesting shots. I will caution that the "Many fantastic color photos" listed in the product description break down as follows Of the 60 color photos, 48 are of uniforms or officers and are not particularly "fantastic". There are only 12 period color photos of Panzers in the field. On balance, as a photo-reference for the historian, modeler or anyone interested in the campaign, I believe it is worth the price.
At 160 pages with the combination of color vehicle profiles, color pictures of surviving uniforms from today's collectors, & a whole pile of (new to me) period pictures this book reminds me of a "Histoie & Collections" type book although H&C books are in English. The limited amount of text is not a distraction in any language. Not bad at the $25-30 price, but 's $57 is a bit much. No Table of Contents or Bibliography.