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Cat , I've recently read a very good book on Stalingrad, by Michael Jones. This book gives the account of the battle from the Soviet point of view, using many sources and first person accounts . Another great book about a city under siege is; The siege of Budapest - 100 Days in WW2, by Krisztian Ungary. This time the Soviets are the ones doing the besieging, and the book details not just the various warring factions, but also the terrible suffering of the trapped civilians. I could not recommend ; The siege of Leningrad by David Glantz. While the book is full of details, is well sourced and has some great photos it reads like stale toast. Infact this book has put me off Glantz's works for life. Operation Barbarossa - The war in Russia as photographed by the solders By Paul Carell. While people can argue about Carells politics this picture/ text book is simply superb. It's chock full of amazing photos from both sides with some in colour . It's one of my all time favourite WW2 books. God, Honor, Fatherland Grossdeutschland on the Eastern Front 42/44 This is the best pictorial divisional history I've ever seen. The photos are crystal sharp and cover the division through training and into action. Also included are some nice bios on a number of officers. If your interested in the Wehrmacht this is a must buy in my opinion. Platz Der Leibstandarte The SS - Panzer - Grenadier - Division LSSAH and the battle of Kharkov 43 Similar to the previous title in quality and again highly recommended. Two books that relate well to CMBB are; German Report Series - Small unit actions during the German campaign in Russia. Department of the Army Pamphlet Number 20-269 Panzer Tactics - German small - unit armour tactics in WW2 By Wolfgang Schneider Essential reading for the understanding of German combined arms tank doctrine and it's use in every day situations.

Thanks for taking the time to reply Dey. As you can see by the large d/l numbers many people find your skin's of great use, myself included. I like how your winter schemes are evolving and branching out. I didn't mean to disparage your ISU122s above I was just hoping for a set in similar camou like a unit might have. I enjoy d/l mods and changing the look of my CMBB almost as much as playing the game.

Hi I recently d/l a nice camou by you for the WW ISU-122 mod 1b with white stripe and wondered if you could add the camou to the ISU-122S . Also if I might be so bold to ask, if you might consider putting a winter coat on the SU85 and Su122. Thankyou for all your past winter skin's they've really added to my immersion into the game.

Hi Pat, thank's for the prompt reply. I should have explained myself better. I had already checked cmmods and found plenty of camou and winter skins but not early grau skins. I was thinking of something similar to Cabe's recent nice mods of early SPW250's.

Hi, I'm having difficulty finding grau mods for the early German gun set, especially anti tank guns. The ingame version's seem to be very dark without any definition. Camou guns look good but appear only later in the war. Can anyone recommend a grau mod set to me please ?

I haven't read this book but in case you don't get an answer here, try the Axis History Forum; http://forum.axishistory.com/viewforum.php?f=19&sid=583d903aec103c603e6de8f1d46f9f24 I check out book's there myself.

Thankyou Dey, for all your fine work on your winter mods.

Beaut mod, glad I'm not up to my shin's in that mud !

Beaut skin David, and thank's for all your mod's.

Thanks for the new mods Pat, they look sweet ingame.

This request is slightly OT. But since I see that Patboy replied to this topic and is still modding, I thought I would ask if there was any chance of you adding to your CMBB 251early43 series ? The 9/16 version's would be nice to have in the same camo or even the 250's to match too. The muddy effect look's greaton these vehicles. I realise your probably very busy so thank's for the mod's you have put out and I'll just live in hope for the future.

Beaut paintjob David, thankyou for this and all your other great mod's.

Thank's for another great mod MikeyD.

I'd like to add my thanks to Dey for all his whitewashing effort's, I've collected loads of your mods and found they really add to the sense of cold winter in the game.

Beaut skin, nice touch with the emblem. Will d/l ASAP, thankyou very much.

John, I found this book here; http://www.rzm.com/top10/top10.cfm I also brought this title; http://www.rzm.com/books/fp/fp079.cfm which I saw highly recommended over at Feldgrau.net I live in NZ so expect surface mail to take some weeks but I'll let you know what I think of the books when they arrive. Also another online retailer I frequent has an interesting sale on at the moment. http://www.naval-military-press.com/FMPro?-db=nmp_Orders.fp5&-format=nmpweb/frameset.htm&-new As you can guess it's hard to find niche military books over here so I rely on the internet and great sites like this for information and views.

Thankyou John for your diligence on this forum, I find your posts informative. I'll be checking out this site as I'm keen to find out more about the Afrikakorps. I've just ordered this book about the Korps; Afrikakorps Rommel's Tropical Army in Original Color by Bernd Peitz Gary Wilkins The soldiers fighting in the deserts of North Africa did not fight on a black & white canvas – the war was in color! This book, for the first time ever in print, presents a pictorial chronology of the campaign in Africa and the Deutschen Afrikakorps (DAK) – the German Afrikakorps – the way the soldiers themselves experienced it—the way they lived it: in color. It offers more than 150 photographs derived from what at that time, was revolutionary original color slide film. These pictures portray the leaders, men and equipment of the Afrikakorps from the arrival of its first units in Tripoli, Libya through its astounding advance across the Libyan Desert to Egypt and its eventual withdrawal back to Tunisia after the bitter, lost struggle with the British at El Alamein. Heavy artillery in position, antitank guns firing missions, cooks making dumplings; Panzers on the move, aircraft, weapons and equipment – glimpses into the everyday existence of the Afrikakorps soldier in the wastes of the Libyan Desert and the rugged terrain of Tunisia – all of these are here in the original quality color – with many detailed captions. This book offers an entirely new view of the war in Africa that will prove a useful reference for veterans, historians, military modelers, re-enactors and militaria collectors alike. As an added bonus, the final section includes color photos of the subsequent events in Sicily and Southern Italy. A brief glossary is also included. This is how the war in Africa was really fought: in color! In a nutshell, this book contains the most impressive color images we have ever seen of the German Afrika Korps! These are not amature photos, but well-composed photographs by German War photographers. It is a must-have for any AK enthusiast or anyone who appreciates rare color photography from the Second World War. Size: 11 3/4" x 9", 192 pages, over 200 color and b/w photographs

I've just gone online and the first email I recieved was from RZM books about this Author; PERSHING A History of the Medium Tank T20 Series For sample pages and to order Click the cover! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It became apparent early in the war that the American Sherman medium tank, a product of prewar engineering, was no match for the best of the German tanks. Almost three years of intensive development resulted in the introduction of a new American tank, the T26E3 General Pershing, into battle in the closing months of the war in Europe. More than a match for the panzers it faced, the Pershing proved itself in combat. The Pershing served as the Army's first-line tank during the immediate postwar period. During the first year of the Korean War it played a major role in blunting the threat of Russian-built T34 tanks, which proved to be no match for the Pershing's 90mm main gun. Hard cover, large format: 8 1/2" x 11", 240 pages, over 500 photos, color art and scale drawings. RZM Price: $80.00 Visit our Main page SHERMAN A History of the American Medium Tank For sample pages and to order Click the cover! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Finally back in print, R.P. Hunnicutt's "bible" on the M4 Sherman Tank begins with the pre-war evolution of the U.S. medium tank resulting in the introduction of the M3 and its Canadian counterpart the "RAM." The confusion after Pearl Harbor and the pressure for ever increasing production provide the background for the appearance of the Sherman in Part II. The war situation in early 1942 required large numbers of tanks to equip both the U.S. armored units in training and the Allied Armies already fighting around the world. This resulted in the major models of the Sherman with designations ranging from M4 to M4A6. Part II ends with the Sherman committed to action first at El Alamein and then in theaters of operation around the world. Battle experience soon indicated the need for further improvements. Part III details the development projects necessary to effect these changes and their incorporation into the production program. The important British modifications including the installation of the 17 pounder high velocity gun are also included. The ready availability of the Sherman chassis made it the ideal candidate to carry various self-propelled artillery weapons and antitank guns. These vehicles as well as other specialized armor are discussed in part IV. After WWII, the Sherman continued to serve not only the U.S. Army, but was used to rearm many friendly nations whose armed forces were destroyed during the war. With the outbreak of fighting in Korea, the Sherman again went into action as is covered in Part V. Part VI is composed of reference material presented in data sheets covering the major production models of the M3 and M4 series. Hard cover, Collector's Slipcase, large format: 8 1/2" x 11", 576 pages, 1,368 b/w photos, 12 color plates. RZM Price: $130.00 www.rzm.com First site I came to visit was this one as I like to check for new mods and the first post I read is about this Author ! Anyway I've not read either book so if you have can you give your views on them. Thanks in advance.

Nice Mod, and much appreciated.

Beaut Mod MikeyD, you've done a fine job on the Panthers.

Awesome mini AAR Hetzer, good piccies too. You might be interested to know that SimHq have a AAR Forum here; http://www.simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=71&pag I'm sure many others would be interested in this thread. Look forward to reading more about your exploit's.

Dear Pat, I think your 251/ Early 43 series look superb. Unfortuantly my unmodded 250 series look very plain next to them. I would like to ask if you might consider expanding your 43 camo range to include the 250's and the 251/9 and 251/16. I have enjoyed using your mod's and whether you can or cannot add to the 43 range I thankyou for your hardwork and great addition's to CMBB.

Thankyou for sharing a fine set of skin's UT. I usually play IL2 and only recently got into CMBB. I seem to be spending more time at cmmods than playing the sim as it's chock full of Beaut mods which have greatly added to my sense of immersion.