What books do you use (Military)

 Hey Smeagol,

 Me again.

For me, the Squadron/Signal line up is a pretty good choice. A fair amount of pics., good color reference plates, affordably priced. Schiffer Military is another good choice, it's published in a similar format as the Squadron series. Both usually have combat pics. that are good for developing an idea for a dio or a particular vehicle build.

 A lot of very good reference can be gathered online as well. In fact there are several sites that provide pics of museum vehicles/ordnance that cater to the model builder. That's generally where I look first.

 But as far as the how to's nothing beats this forum. It's hands down the best I've seen. Top notch "Artisans" willing to share ideas and knowledge. I personally have improved because of particapating here in this forum and from the post of the "Artisans". HTH

 

Hey Smeagol the Vile! (love that name!) I build aircraft and like the good ol' Squadron/Signal In Action books.....but they also publish Armor-themed books.

I recommend checking Alibris.com. They sell used pubs (always in great condition) at a fraction of the original cover price. They have a great search engine and I'm sure you can find anything you wish!

HTH 

I love my Aero Detail series of books for aircraft. They may be a bit pricey and hard to find, but for me they are an invaluable reference. The Windsock series for WWI aircraft are a must for any stringbag fan.

ruddratt wrote:

I love my Aero Detail series of books for aircraft. They may be a bit pricey and hard to find, but for me they are an invaluable reference.

Those books really are awesome!  I have one of them, but have always wanted to buy more.

I have a pretty sizable (75-100) collection of Osprey books, a couple Squadrons, a couple Tankograd, and whatever else I can get my hands on.  I'm a bibliophile.  I was a student librarian for 7 years (6th-12th), so I read (and copied) stuff in my downtime.  I snagged a lot of stuff from the recruiters over the years.  The Air Force recruiter kept issues of Air Man for me even.  I use the whatever, wherever, however approach to researching.  

Whatever works, wherever I find it, and however I can get it.  I take any offered help and will help anybody I can.

I take a lot of pics at the Dayton Air Show each year.  (Cracked my head pretty good getting a pic of the interior of a Ventura's turret once and will be using that shot if it kills me.)

I have a ton of stuff...

I have a few series I collect:

Aero Series

WarbirdTech

In Detail & Scale

WWII Aircraft Fact Files

Histoire & Collection (Planes and Piolts)

Production Line To Front Line

Also a bunch of other stuff, some which have already been mentioned such as the Squadron books, good stuff.

As you can see for us Aircraft guys it is quite easy to find very good books on our subjects. I'm sure armour has an abundance also.

 

I'll look into some of those.  I'm really interested in real photos from the war, as well, I find it really interesting too.  I just finished one... "The Unknown War" all (mostly atleast) soviet photographs from their war with germany, some amazing shots in there, there is one of a soviet tank factory, if I had the money I'd make a dio out of it.