AK-Interactive 187 Real Colors of WWII - EN

A limited edition and accurately printed book devoted to the original colors of vehicles used during WWII, authored by Jürgen Kiroff, Przemyslaw Skulski, Mike Starmer & Steven Zaloga, with the contribution of other recognized experts on the subject.

A real travel through the research conducted in official, private and industry archives.
This book reveals the development and use of colors on the German, Soviet, US and British army vehicles during WWII. 208 pages full of text, black & white and color archive photographs, profiles, color chips, photos of preserved vehicle parts and equipment, documents, general camouflage rules, etc.
A must-have for modellers who want to know more about the real thing, and THE definitive guide on the WWII AFV colors.

Table of contents

1. Prologue
2. German armor colors & camouflage
   1. Introduction
   2. RAL System. RAL Color cards
   3. The OKH regulations
   4. Chronology of the colors used by the German army
      1. The PRE-WAR Period
      2. The beginning of war
      3. Russia
      4. Africa
      5. 1943. the new Tritonal system
      6. 1944. the beginning of the end
      7. 1945. the end
   5. Original color parts
      1. Ddunkelgelb and rotbraun color comparison
   6. Color photographs taken during WWII
   7. Analysis and study of colors using original paint samples
3. Soviet armor camouflage
   1. Introduction
   2. Camouflage of the red army military vehicles
   3. Description of the particular paints
   4. Original color parts and color pictures
4. British armor camouflage
   1. Introduction
   2. The color standards
      1. The British expeditionary force [b.e.f.] & home forces 1934-1941
         1. The pre-war period
         2. Gas detection
         3. Canvas tilts & hoods
         4. New color & changes
         5. A new color system
         6. A new scheme
         7. A color change
         8. U.S.-supplied vehicles
         9. 17-PDR gun camouflage
      2. Middle east colors
         1. The "Caunter scheme"
         2. Vehicles in other areas - 1941
         3. Greece
         4. Palestine trans-Jordan
         5. Malta
         6. Caunter canceled
      3. G.O. 1650 October 1942 & post Alamein period
      4. Tunisia, Sicily & Italy colors
         1. British 1st army
         2. A change of color scheme - 1943
            1. 8th army
         3. Italy
         4. The far east
      5. US Army armor camouflage
         1. Introduction
         2. The history of olive drab color
         3. US army disruptive camouflage paint for tanks
         4. 1944 field manual FM 5-20B camouflage of vehicles
         5. Disruptive camouflage painting of US army & USMC in the Pacific
      6. Bibliograpgrt