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I have several titles of this editorial house dealing with airplanes, and they're very good and carry excellent drawings. Wish this is on the same quality level!

http://mmpbooks.biz/shop2/product.php?productid=17544

 

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So it really was called the FT17? smile



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Hero

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Who knows. Poles say the darndest things.

http://youtu.be/yXf1bhEEXd0?t=40s



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In the name of all Poles I apology for "FT 17" wink

I think it will take whole decades until most of the people will use correct name "Ranault FT". In my experience right now majority of people, even some experts, say and write "Renault FT-17".

The book is not new, it was published in 2009.



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Hero

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"Ranault"? Mille milliards de tonnerres!evileye

I stand corrected regarding the date of publication. It was announced a couple of days ago on the editorial house Facebook wall, and I assumed it was a new release.
BTW, has anyone got this book? How does it compare to Model Centrum's "French Light Tank Renault FT & U.S. Six-Ton Tank M1917" by W. Lawrynowicz? That is an excellent book for the modeller and wish I can find a "print" copy soon.

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Fear not, Albert! On Instagram a day or two back I came across someone using the term "Renault FT": there is hope yet!

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Hi ! Got the book, have to check, but if I'm not wrong, il's dealing mostly with the polish use of these french tanks.

Chris.

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Thanks Papertiger! So no "walk arounds" or drawings?

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There's a preview here: http://stratusbooks.com.pl/str/books_pdf/111.pdf



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I see... little of actual WW1 action photos, most focused on the post-war activities. It's interesting, however, as it has some narrative on the smoke-screen tanks, one of which 1:72 kits I have!
Thanks for the link, James!

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Well, I can confirm the book's only dealing with the polish use... From the polish-soviet war, the interbellum years, and the september '39 campaign. It's also dealing with the CWS built training FT's (Centralne Warsztaty Samochodowe - Central Vehicle Workshop - 27 copies built, with non hardened steel plates)... But not a single pic of FT's in action on the western front...



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Thanks for the review... this make me easier to sort this one out!

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Does anyone know any good English-language book about Renault FT's and their actions?

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The Fighting Tanks Since 1916  by Jones, Rarey, and Icks is encyclopaedic. I think it's available in paperback. If not, you should be able to find the out-of-print hardback on t'internet.

 



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Sorry to be a pain and burst everyone's bubble, but I have had this book for over 18 months now, so it's not that new!
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Might be interesting to see if there's any info on the FTs that ended up in Afghanistan.



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No info about the afghan FTs...


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Adding to the above and the Afghan FTs, here's a few photos from the Katyn museum's FB site.

What are the half tracked a/c?



-- Edited by Pzkpfw-e on Sunday 15th of September 2013 10:31:34 AM

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The half tracks are WZ28 armoured cars apparantly based on Citroen Kegresse B2 10CV chassis the ones behind are Peugeots

from here: http://derela.republika.pl/armcarpl.htm

 

Best Regardssmile



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Thanks, I thought the half tracks looked "Kegressed"

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