Much has been written in regard to the tank battles that happened on the eastern front with heavy emphasis on either the Germans or the Russians. This book looks into the smaller countries and the vehicles that were used during this campaign. By reading the book, you find out that some of these countries were not true allies to Germany. Many were forced to side with Germany and some tried to get out of this "alliance" but were drawn back in through kidnappings of their family members and other strong-arm tactics.

This book is clearly written and easy to follow. There are many black and white period photographs, color artwork, line drawings, cut-away drawings, and charts of the vehicles.

As a modelling reference, this book is an armor modeler’s dream. Do you like German-, Russian-, or European-made armor? Well, you get a great mix of it in this book, all in different markings other than the country it was produced in. How about modeling a Hungarian Tiger? There are both a photo reference and a write-up about it.

I highly recommend this book for modern armor fans. I would like to thank Osprey Publishing and IPMS/USA for allowing me to be able to review this book.