What makes this book of more use to the modeler are the numerous full color and gray-tone drawings showing the markings and camouflage of the vehichles of the 1 st Armored Division in Tunisia in early 1943. The vehicles photographed include M4 & M4A1 Shermans of the 1 st and 13 th Armored Regiments, late production M3 Light Tanksof the 81 st Reconnaissance Battalion and of the 1 st Armored Regiment and M3 GMC tank destroyers from the 894 th Tank Destroyer Battalion. The photos alone are a great reference for modelers of American armor in Tunisia. On page 4 is an organizational chart of the division in March 1943, page 23 lists the tank strength of the division in Tunisia, and on page 32 is a battlefield survey sketch indicating the location of each of the destroyed vehicles on 15 February. The author has included a narrative of the organization of the 1 st Armored Division, its organization for combat and a brief description of the two day conflict. There are more than just photos of the battle damage. Although the photos consist of destroyed US tanks and tank destroyers, no dead bodies appear in any of the pictures. They are drawn from a collection taken by German Propaganda Companies, their equivalent of US Army Combat Camera Teams. The photos were taken while many of the subjects were still burning on the battlefield. The publication, published in A4 soft cover format, is primarily a photographic collection of pictures captured from the German archives. This publication covers the results of these first encounters. On 14 & 15 February 1943 elements of the US 1 st Armored Division was severely handled in a serious of engagements by elements of the Fifth Panzer Armee and of Rommel’s Panzer Armee Africa.
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