Scouts Out: A History of German Armored Reconnaissance Units in World War II

by Robert J. Edwards

Overview

Scouts Out is the definitive account of German armored reconnaissance in World War II, essential for historians, armor buffs, collectors, modelers, and wargamers. The first extensive treatment of the subject in English, it features:

• Profiles of the armored reconnaissance vehicles that performed vital functions for the Third Reich's war machine

• Capsule histories of the reconnaissance elements of panzer and mechanized infantry divisions, including those of the Waffen-SS and Luftwaffe

• Firsthand accounts from reconnaissance soldiers

• Hundreds of photos, the majority of which have never been published before

• Color illustrations of uniforms and insignia

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811770897
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	05/01/2022
Pages:	528
Product dimensions:	8.07(w) x 9.83(h) x 1.26(d)

About the Author

Robert Edwards, a retired U.S. Army armor officer who led a scout platoon, has taught at West Point and is the author of Scouts Out (978-0-9117-1311-5). He has also translated numerous books from German into English. He lives in Navarre, Florida.

Table of Contents

Foreword vii

Technical Notes ix

Chapter 1 The Development of Armored Reconnaissance 1

Chapter 2 Organization 67

Chapter 3 Armored Reconnaissance Vehicles 145

Chapter 4 Uniforms, Insignia, and Ephemera 247

Chapter 5 Major Reconnaissance Formations 287

Appendices 503

Notes 504

Bibliography 514

Acknowledgments 517

Editorial Reviews

"Scouts Out contains everything you ever wanted to know about Wehrmacht armored recon forces in WWII, plus a ton of interesting information you never even realized you wanted to know, all handsomely illustrated."

Stone & Stone