The German 8.8cm Flak Gun: Development and Combat Role: Storm of Steel Military History

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Published on May 12, 2019 11:33:33 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TcZOdWAAZw

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The German 88mm Flak gun is one of the most famous weapons of the Second World War, this video examines the development of the gun and its use in combat, specifically as an anti-tank weapon.

Selected Sources (with Amazon Affiliate links)

Ellis, C. & Chamberlain, P., The 88: The Flak/Pak 8.8cm (1998, London: Parkgate Books Ltd)
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Hoffschmidt, E.J. & Tantum, W.H., German Second World War Combat Weapons (1968, WE, Inc., Old Greenwich)
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Lucas, J., German Army Handbook 1939-1945 (1998, Stroud: Sutton Publishing Ltd)
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Norris, J., 88mm Flak 18/36/37/41 & PaK 43 1936-45 (2002, Osprey Publishing Ltd, Oxford)
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Quarrie, B., Encyclopedia of the German Army in the 20th Century (1989, Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens Ltd.)
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