Verlinden WarMachines No 11, 13, & 15

Verlinden WarMachines Vol No 11, 13, & 15

Verlinden WarMachines Series No 11 Merkava MK2/MK3, Israeli Defense Force
Verlinden Publications | 1992 | ISBN: 1930607032 | 26 pages | PDF | 8 MB (MF)
From a scale modeler's viewpoint, the book is a goldmine of information and inspiration. The photos are large, in color, and extremely vivid and clear, with new details popping out at you each time you look at them. Especially useful are the many views of the complex turret bustle rack with the "ball and chain" armor, and the often neglected turret top. The only area not covered at all is the bottom of the hull. The text is well-written and supports the photos very well. Most of the pages are dedicated to the Mk2 and Mk2B versions, with only a few covering the Mk3.

Verlinden WarMachines Series No 13 "On the Road to Kuwait". Marines in the Gulf
Verlinden Publications | 1992 | ISBN: 1930607059 | 38 pages | PDF | 10MB (MF)
This special thirteenth installment in the WarMachines series takes a look at Operation Desert Storm through the camera lenses of members of 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 8th Marine Tank Battalion. In these pages we see the life experienced by U.S. Troops while pushing their way into Iraqi-occupied Kuwait in 1991. We see how they ate, slept, showered, played, and fought in the desert. Many useful photographs appear of U.S. equipment in action and undergoing maintenance, as well as the rare U.S. casualty, and captured and destroyed Iraqi equipment. This book provides a new look at the conflict and is a welcome addition to the collections of scale modelers, military enthusiasts, and historians.

Verlinden WarMachines Series No 15 3/325 ABCT. Airborne Battalion Combat Team "Blue Falcons" in action
Verlinden Publications | 1993 | ISBN: 1930607075 | 38 pages | PDF | 11MB (MF)
This fifteenth installment in the WarMachines series focuses on the operations of the paratroopers of the 3rd/325th ABCT (Airborne Battalion Combat Team Blue Falcons during practice exercises. This book provides a rare glimpse of such operations with beautiful full color photography. Excellent coverage of such things as parachuting, air-drops of vehicles and equipment, securing landing zones., concealment, ambush positions, and much more. Excellent details of vehicles and equipment, like the M102 105mm Field Howitzer, the M998 hummer, TOW missile launchers, and more, abound, and make for handy reference. This book is valuable not only to the scale modeler, but also to the military enthusiast and veteran.