{"product_id":"panzer-reconnaissance","title":"Panzer Reconnaissance Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eUsing first-hand accounts and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003erare\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand unpublished\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eimages, this highly illustrated title tells the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003efull\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003estory of the German reconnaissance troops\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein World War II.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the Wehrmacht was first formed in 1935, tactical reconnaissance was carried out by motorcycle rifle units (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eKradschützen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e). However, with the development and large-scale introduction of wheeled armoured vehicles in the late 1930s, motorized reconnaissance battalions (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAufklärungs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAbteilungen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) were introduced. Equipped with a mixture of armoured cars and motorcycles, they often operated far ahead of battlefront to survey the terrain, observe enemy positions and identify enemy forces – key information required ahead of any armoured assault. In the second half of the war, with Germany on the strategic defensive, armoured reconnaissance troops found themselves increasingly drawn into combat operations, and even holding sectors of the line. At the same time, more modern equipment was introduced with motorcycles phased out and purpose-built armoured personnel carriers (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSchützenpanzerwagen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) introduced.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRenowned armour expert Thomas Anderson draws on first-hand accounts and rare and previously unseen photographs in this comprehensive and fully illustrated study of the Panzer reconnaissance troops, the crucial eyes and ears of the German armored forces of World War II.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; height: 58.7814px;\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.574%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 66.065%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e 9781472855022\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.574%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003ePublished \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 66.065%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApril 25, 2023\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.574%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 66.065%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Thomas-Anderson\/e\/B00M0TOXY8\/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThomas Anderson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cspan class=\"contribution\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-color-secondary\"\u003e(Author)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Osprey Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40338231853154,"sku":"9781472855022","price":798.7,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1279\/5591\/files\/81ihUcbOSML._AC_UY218.jpg?v=1772611612","url":"https:\/\/elexacademicbookstore.co.za\/products\/panzer-reconnaissance","provider":"Elex Academic Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}