Sunday, April 17, 2011 - 02:02 PM UTC
French publishing house Editions Du Barbotin have been around for several years now, and continue to produce great books on Gallic subjects. This time we get to read about Adolphe Kégresse's genius and his groundbreaking half-track variants.
I thought I was up on my French armor until I came across this new book. In what looks to be their trademark fine printing style, Editions Du Barbotin promise with this release to offer a most unusual challenge... can someone create a 1/35th scale model kit for those of us who enjoy going off... and I mean VERY off the beaten path?
I'll let the English synopsis from their website tell the story:
At the very beginning of the 20th century, Adolphe Kégresse was the manager of the Russian Tsar's automobile garages, and it was in the service of the latter that he came up with the idea of a flexible track and drive system that led to a successful career spanning almost forty years. As soon as the First World War came to an end, Kégresse fled the Russian revolution and joined forces with Hinstin and Citroën. The great expeditions across the Sahara and the Far East were undertaken with Citroën vehicles. The French Army showed an interest and purchased in great numbers the P17 and P19 half-tracks to tow the famous 75 mm guns. The Kégresse drive systems were also mounted on an entire family of armored vehicles, including the many armored cars that are studied in this publication.
The book consists of - 64 pages / 12 pages in color with full English and French text.
I'll let the English synopsis from their website tell the story:
At the very beginning of the 20th century, Adolphe Kégresse was the manager of the Russian Tsar's automobile garages, and it was in the service of the latter that he came up with the idea of a flexible track and drive system that led to a successful career spanning almost forty years. As soon as the First World War came to an end, Kégresse fled the Russian revolution and joined forces with Hinstin and Citroën. The great expeditions across the Sahara and the Far East were undertaken with Citroën vehicles. The French Army showed an interest and purchased in great numbers the P17 and P19 half-tracks to tow the famous 75 mm guns. The Kégresse drive systems were also mounted on an entire family of armored vehicles, including the many armored cars that are studied in this publication.
The book consists of - 64 pages / 12 pages in color with full English and French text.
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