Great War truck Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 I have just finished reading the latest Tankograd publication ”Kraftrader” (German military motorcycles), number 9 in the series of “Imperial German Army weapons and soldiers of the Great War 1914-1918 and what a stunning piece of work it is. Apart from a few photographs and comments in other books this is a subject which has never been covered in any detail before. The author Jochen Vollert has drawn upon his own photograph collection, selecting more than 200 to illustrate the book and what superb highly detailed images they are. Spread over 12 chapters the book explains the motorisation of the German army, the different German motorcycle makes and their variants, non-German manufacturers, captured motorcycles, repair workshops before ending with despatch rider uniforms and documents. Spread over 96 pages this really is a fantastic book and sits well with the others in the same series. What excites my curiosity that for 2021 there are two further books in the series to be released. The subject of German mechanical transport in the Great War has been overlooked in the past but Tankograd are going out of their way to correct this. Limited to a print run of just 700, the Tankograd books have a habit of selling out. More information can be found on the Tankograd website: https://www.tankograd.com/cms/website.php?id=/en/World-War-One.htm 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welbike Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Thanks for this, will order one! My interest is more on allied bikes, but still.... Cheers, Lex 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted November 10, 2020 Author Share Posted November 10, 2020 That looks nice. Pleased to see that you brought it inside now it has started getting colder in the evenings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welbike Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 When I'm not riding it, it lives there permanently! together with some other toys. Cheers, Lex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted November 13, 2020 Author Share Posted November 13, 2020 Ah, you must be single or have a very understanding wife! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welbike Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 It was a case of she or the bikes..... (yes there's more, and in the winter also a Howitzer, I see it as art, expensive art even!) Lex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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