New Flakpanzer IV books

I must confess a special interest in AA vehicles and in particular the many and varied German Flak vehicles from truck mounted to the special built Flakpanzers. Two new books on the Panzer IV based Flakpanzers due for release shortly should shed more light on the subject especially the elusive "Ostwind"

Due for release on April 30 is the Panzer Tracts No. 12-1 - Flakpanzerkampfwagen IV and other Flakpanzer projects development and production from 1942 to 1945

Thanks to surviving Krupp records, for the first time the design evolution, production changes, and history of the “Moebelwagen” and other Flakpanzer projects have been correctly sorted out. Hundreds of hours were spent precisely measuring surviving Pz.38 f. 2 cm Flak, “Moebelwagen”, “Wirbelwind”, a “Kugelblitz” turret and superstructure and associated Pz.Kpfw.IV components. These exacting measurements plus original drawings of the “Ostwind” and “Wirbelwind’ turret bodies were used in creating new detailed as-built drawings. This book is also loaded with new information on the history, production, unit organization, and wartime reports of the Flakpanzer. In accordance with our high standards, the text and data are based solely on primary sources. 35 scale drawings and 81 photos illustrate this 68 page book.

The second is a revised edition from Nut & Bolts due for publication on May 15:
Nuts & Bolts Vol.25: Flakpanzer IV Wirbelwind (Sd.Kdz. 161/4), Ostwind & Kugelblitz
Author Detlev Terlisten & Heiner F. Duske
168 pages A4, glue-bound, approx. 284 photos, of these 66 historical shots of the three types of Flakpanzer IV with all known variants in b/w, a number of them previously unpublished;
191 colour photos of surviving Wirbelwind vehicles, 27 colour photos of all three models from Tony Greenland, English / German captions,
34 pages English / German text, 20 pages of scale drawings of all versions in 1:35 scale from John Rue, 11 pages of camouflage schemes and ammunition from Laurent Lecocq, and a table of organization of units using the Flakpanzer IV (Kriegstärke-Nachweisungen KStN),
revised and enlarged (almost double size) edition of Vol.13, available in military book- and modelshops or in case you cannot find a supplier order direct at hfd.duske@t-online.de

  Both books should be must have for fans of the Flakpanzer IV.