Gladys Green

My initial response to this book was to be underwhelmed, as it mostly seemed to be a rehash of other authors' works. Once I really got into it though I concluded that it was a very good synthesis of the existing literature on the machine. Since the author apparently comes out of the endeavor of restoring and keeping vintage military vehicles running (the numerous pictures of surviving Panther tanks is one of the main attractions here), a consideration of just what is involved in these restorations might have made a good book great; though it could be argued that this is implicit in the detailed consideration of the the design and technical flaws of the Panther.… (meer)