Real Colors of WWII: Armor Reviews

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“This limited edition book is very good for establishing German Armour colours in WW2 with just under 100 pages given over to the subject in Chapter 2 after the short introduction in Chapter 1. A Colour chart is included and unlike most simplified books on the subject has revealed a lot more detail, especially on the variations in Dunkelgelb. Many colour photos are included of German vehicle parts, helmets and kit to show the colours used. Chapter 3 covers Soviet paint schemes in just 21 pages but given that the Soviets had very basis paint schemes that is not bad. The Chapter still revealed some interesting facts. Chapter 4 covers the British in 23 pages but to be honest this was not really good enough, as the photos in it were not always captioned and on pages 134-135 some photos were cropped so that not all the vehicle was visible. Another annoying thing was using a Grant and a GMC truck to demonstrate how a 1939 camo pattern was to be applied. Far too much of the Chapter was used on Middle East paint schemes, and not NW Europe post D-Day. Chapter 5 was for the US Army Armour and covered 53 pages in much better detail and with far better photos that Chapter 4. However having a large blurred photo as the header on Page 154 overlaid by a smaller photo of the same is rather strange, especially as the two Dodge WC54 Ambulances are seen side by side in different colours and yet without a caption!”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Excellent book, great to have Mike Starmers research available again.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Time to give Chory a rest- this book has it all. I only hope a companion volume comes out covering the other combatants”

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Posted 7 years ago

“The is book more complex than first appears and is more an in depth discussion of the perception of WW2 colours. Dunklegelb was and is the colour that interests me, the provision of colour plates that are also mastered and QA checked is impressive. The German texts are also good to read. We must remember that this publication includes some good Russian shades of green (can anyone tell them apart) and British / U.S. camouflage including the hotly contested Olive Drab. Or green........ A worthy buy.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Verry nice book to have thx.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Very interesting. The high quality color charts are welcome. Of particular interest are the different tones of german sand yellow, USA olive drab and russian greens.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Great book bringing a lot of themes together.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Excellent turn around and the book arrived when they said it would and in excellent condition”

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Posted 7 years ago