Historian Chris Bishop is the author of more than a dozen books. Wehrmacht Panzer Divisions 1939–45 was published in 2022. It is the 59th book I’ve completed in 2022.

I categorize this book/novel as G. Between 1934 and the end of WWII, the Wehrmacht created several Panzer Divisions. A section of the book is devoted to each of those 27 Divisions. The deployment history of each Division, along with the typical vehicles which were used are listed . Included are many drawings of of these vehicles.

I enjoyed the 5.5 hours I spent reading this 192-page WWII history. The book contains nearly 300 drawings of Wehrmacht vehicles from WWII. The book seems to be intended more for the ‘coffee table'. It is interesting to look at, but it is very dry reading. Someone researching the German Panzer Divisions would find this book of interest. The chosen cover art gives a clear depiction what will be found on the pages inside. I give this book a rating of 3.6 (rounded up to a 4) out of 5.

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For a WW2 military modeler maker like me, this book is a real treat., and a super reference. The art work is very clear and precise, and the photos show real time instances. One does not often see , here in the West, anyway, Wehrmacht camo schemes depicted so well., and hardly ever sees pictures of the unusual armored vehicles used by the Germans. A great reference to have when one comes across a reference to one of the more obscure armored Panzer vehicles. Readers of histories and or a a guy who loves making scale models as close to real as possible, this book is a great one to have and to gift.

Interesting approach describing each Panzer division and the war theaters in which they operated. I missed just one thing, description and operational use of the Tiger 2 Panzer, there was also not a single depiction although one of the listed divisions,, Panzer Lehr, had dozens of them operational (e.g. in the battle of the Bulge)