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Armor and AFVs of the IDF army from 1947-today.
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Israeli Half-Track books
Alanroy
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Posted: Thursday, August 15, 2013 - 07:56 AM UTC
Good afternoon,
I am looking to acquire some reference material regarding the Israeli half-tracks. I see that Tom Gannon has a 2-volume set with several hundred pictures, and SabIngaMartin will also have at least 2 volumes, again with several hundred pictures. I have both Mr. Gannon's "Israeli Sherman" and Dr. Manasherob's "Lioness & Lion of the Line, volume 10, M51 Sherman Tanks of the Six-Day War - Part 1", and both are top notch productions. My question is whether the 2 different half-track sets would be complementary or duplicative? Does anyone out there have both?
Thank you,
Alan
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somtec
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Posted: Thursday, August 15, 2013 - 04:32 PM UTC
Hi
Got them, both TG books and Dr RM book, can recommend them all, if you see them buy them.
TGs vol 1 covers the early years up to about 1956 with a section on the sandwich era armoured cars from 1948, Vol 2 covers later years and the various different versions.
RMs book covers the early years with scale plans.
Saw one of TGs books going cheap at a show over the weekend almost bought it myself.
DerGeist
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Posted: Thursday, August 15, 2013 - 04:40 PM UTC
Last time I was at the Half Price Books nearby they had 2 copies of each volume on Gannon's books. I've thought about buying them because they were a good deal but I don't see my self scratch building any Israeli half tracks any time soon.



Erik
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Posted: Friday, August 16, 2013 - 08:55 AM UTC
Got my Gannon books form Half Price books recently, Great service and the books are amazing.
Alanroy
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Posted: Friday, August 16, 2013 - 11:55 AM UTC
Peter, Erik, and Paul,
Thank you for all of the replies. I just may have to get both sets!
Alan
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