Panzer III vs Somua S 35

Belgium 1940

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Description

This fully illustrated study pits Germany's PzKpfw III tank against France's Somua S 35 in the vast armored battles that opened the campaign.

The armor clashes in May 1940 were the biggest the world had yet seen, as the German advances of that period came to epitomize Blitzkrieg. Nonetheless the Wehrmacht's Panzer III was well matched by the French Somua S35; the two representing very different design philosophies and yet ranking among the best designs in the world at the time.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Chronology
Design and Development
Technical Specifications
The Combatants
The Strategic Situation
Combat
Statistics and Analysis
Conclusion
Further Reading
Index

Product details

Published Nov 18 2014
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 80
ISBN 9781782002871
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 45 b/w; 15 col
Dimensions 10 x 7 inches
Series Duel
Short code DUE 63
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Steven J. Zaloga

Steven J. Zaloga received his BA in History from U…

Illustrator

Richard Chasemore

Richard Chasemore completed a four-year course in…

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