Squadron Signal Publications sent us an update on two new walk around reference material books. The first is for the FT-17/M1917 for all you WWI modelers and the second is for the M41 Walker Bulldog for those who prefer their models from the Cold War era.

The books are being sold in either hard or soft cover.

FT-17/M1917 info:
SS 27023 Ft-17 / M1917 WWI Tanks Walk Around (Soft Cover) $18.95

SS 67023 Ft-17 / M1917 WWI Tanks Walk Around (Hardbound) $28.95

The author is David Doyle.

Quoting from the publisher's press release:
"Introduced in 1917, the Renault FT-17 and its American-built copy, the M1917, revolutionized tank design. The vehicle’s rotating turret, rear-engine, driver-forward design are characteristics of the most advanced tanks even today. This volume presents a careful study of the details and variations of this innovative vehicle, inside and out. Two-hundred thirty-seven photographs reveal the intimacies of no fewer than 14 of the finest surviving examples of these machines, preserved on three different continents. Examples feature a variety of paint schemes and camouflage patterns, the rounded and flat-plate castings for the rear of the vehicle and the tail skid and turret variations between the Renault FT-17 and U.S.-made M1917. The driver’s compartment in the interior of the tank is revealed, and close ups record the configuration of the engine. Nine detailed line drawings supplement the photos and comprehensive captions; 80 pages."

M41 Walker Bulldog info:
SS 27024 M41 Walker Bulldog Walk Around (Soft Cover) $ 18.95

SS 67024 M41 Walker Bulldog Walk Around (Hardbound) $28.95

The author is Chris Hughes

Quoting from the publisher's press release:
"The standard US light tank during the early years of the Cold War, the M41 Bulldog was developed as a more powerful successor to the M24 Chaffee. Named for General Walton Walker who died in a Jeep accident in Korea, the Walker Bulldog was maneuverable and well armed. It was, however, rushed to the battlefield to counter North Korea’s Soviet built T-34s before all its own kinks had been worked out. Accordingly a number of Bulldog variants were developed over the years in an effort to overcome initial deficiencies. In 1953 a hydraulic turret traverse replaced the initial electrical traverse and in 1956, fuel injection was introduced. The US Army began phasing out the Bulldog at the end of the 1960s, but the rugged vehicle has served more than 20 other countries and continues to operate in several armies around the world to this day. The detailed photographs that pack this volume offer readers a detailed look at all the facets of the M41, inside and out. In addition to comprehensive images of the outside of the Bulldog, five pages cover the engine compartment alone, while images of the interior of vehicle and turret fill 25 pages. Illustrated with 250 photographs plus color profiles and numerous detailed line drawings; 80 pages. "

Prices listed were provided by the publisher.

Thank you to Gary Newman for sending us the information.