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Old 29-04-09, 13:24
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Anyone for an original Tiger tank manual?
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....m=270378255147

I'd love it myself.
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Old 29-04-09, 21:59
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It looks like a mens magaziene disguised a a manuel.
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Old 29-04-09, 23:23
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It looks like a mens magaziene disguised a a manuel.
True, but did it make more of the crew pay attention to the book than the dry as dust TM for the Sherman or any other Allied manual? Remember that almost all Allied services created cartoon or humourous publications to get the attention of those who normally wouldn't "look in the book".
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Old 30-04-09, 02:46
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But which would be more accepted by crews as a Target for engaging the Enemy with MG fire?
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Old 30-04-09, 09:49
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I had one of those if not the same one...severel hundred where printed off by HAIG in Munich in the 1970's to complement to newly published books/one about Michael Whitman and the other previusly unpublished photos and storeis from veterens of I LHA....I gave my copy to somebody as a present....cant remember who!however I still have the books!regards to all malcolm
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Old 01-05-09, 14:08
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when reading the "for DF's Only" chapter in the carrier manual?
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Old 02-05-09, 02:31
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when reading the "for DF's Only" chapter in the carrier manual?
...the S.O.B. section in the on the Fox and Otter manuals? They were designed for 18 year olds.
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Old 02-05-09, 12:44
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hahahaha chicks in baths with breasts on show must have been considered hard core porn in those days The germans had strange but brilliant ways of doing things. and i cant respect they're engineering prowess enough. Shame one bloke made such a bad reputation for all germans.

excelent book by the way !


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