Review: Allied-Axis: The Photo Journal of the Second World War, Issue 20
The 20th volume in the Allied-Axis series contains four photo-essays on World War II military vehicles and towed weapons.
Allied-Axis: The Photo Journal of the Second World War, Issue 20 (no ISBN, Ampersand Publishing Co., 235 N.E. 6th Avenue, Delray Beach, Florida 33483, phone 561.266.9686, fax 561.266.9786, e-mail mmirpat@aol.com. Softcover, 11” x 8-1/2”, 96 pages, 151 black and white photos, 2008, $15.95)
The 20th volume in the Allied-Axis series contains four photo-essays on WWII military vehicles and towed weapons. First off is Jeff Kleinhenz’s article on the Raupenschlepper Ost (RSO) tracked tractor, covering its use as a utility vehicle and self-propelled antitank gun, as modified with a 75mm Pak 40 mounted on the rear deck and cut-down armored cab.
John Prigent’s collection of wartime photos of the French Char 2C tank are highlighted in the second article, while a brief piece by Pat Stansell depicts the crew of a German 37mm Flakzwilling 43, a towed twin-gun antiaircraft mount, at work. Finally, a 45-page article by David Doyle examines Autocar, Federal, and White 4–5-ton 4x4 tractors, with a mix of wartime photos and recent walk-around shots of surviving vehicles. Congratulations to Ampersand and its many authors for reaching the 20th issue in this excellent and essential series!
—Thomas R. Kailbourn
From the staff of North America's no. 1 historic military vehicle source -- Military Vehicles Magazine
