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| Subject: | Re: Osprey Books |  |
| Date: | Sep 30, 2002 |
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"Neville Lord" wrote in
news:3d98192f$1@news.track-link.net:
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>> Is there much difference between New Namguard and Vanguard on same
>> title?
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> Depends on the book.
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> The one by Bryan Perret on German WWII armor (251, PZ IV, PZ III etc)
> essentially have the same text and 6 of the 8 pages of color plates are
> the same, but new scale plans and new cut away diagrams. I would get
> the new NV ones and not the old ones if I had the choice. The ones on
> the Jagdpanzer, PZ III and IV by Perret aren't the best books in this
> series in my opinion, as the content is rather dated compared to newer
> publications.
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> The NV titles on the Tigers I & II by Jentz and Doyle are very
> different to the old Vanguard ones by different authors. The NV titles
> are good value being a concise version of Jentz's $50 hardbacks on the
> same titles.
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> The US armor titles by Zaloga which appear in both series appear to me
> to be different atleast in the photos and artwork and some of the
> chapter headings when having a quick browse, but I haven't compared
> the text. May be some one else can elaborate more.
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> Cheers
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> Neville
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Seems to me I should always try to buy the newer one. I acknowledge that
they are concise histories but I am of the opinion that such concise
overviews can be quite informative in whetting one's interest on a
particular subject. Soviet tanks is a good example for me, I don't usually
favor them but lately after reading the T34/76, T34/85 and then the KV 1 %
2 my interest is aroused, JS-II is next and T-72. Dang I wish they did
stuff on the T-26 and BT series, maybe in a Light or Infantry tank of the
Great Patriotic War.
Heck the story in the KV book about a single KV-2 holding up an entire
Panzer division and diverting a second was worth the price by itself.
Thanks.
Frank |
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