John Walter is among the world’s most prolific writers on small arms, and the author of 70 books.Adam Hook specializes in detailed historical reconstructions, and has illustrated Osprey titles on subjects as diverse as the Aztecs, the Ancient Greeks and the modern Chinese Army.Alan Gilliland writes, illustrates and publishes fiction (www.ravensquill.com), as well as illustrating for a variety of publishers (alangillilandillustration.blogspot.com).

This excellent volume deals with the history of this company, their various designsfrom the 1930s and how these pistols were used in the service of many post-warnations. The PPK and P 38 are the mainstay of Walther’s reputation and the chapterson their history are outstandingly informative. There is so much information in this bookthat makes this volume a must have book for anyone interested in these pistols.Osprey Publishing have been producing the Weapon Series for several years andevery book in this Series is an excellent concise guide to a particular weapon or classof weapons. This book is yet another outstanding volume added to this Series, and itis very welcomed. All the books in the Series have a similar format namely anintroduction to the weapon or class of weapons, a history of their development, adetailed description of their usage, the long-term impact of the weapon / class ofweapons on future derivatives / designs, a conclusion, and a highly usefulbibliography.If the development of these three Walther handguns appeals to you then you mustconsider this book as a necessary addition to your personal library. It is priced verycompetitively and given the quality of the author’s research it is an excellentpublication. There are masses of information on various designs / sub-variants, serialnumbers, engraving and stampings etc which make this volume a superb read. Theauthor must be congratulated on this volume and all readers will no doubt be pleasedby the high quality of his work. If you have one of these guns, then this book will reveala considerable amount about its history.

• IntroductionDevelopmentUseImpactConclusionBibliographyIndex

John Walter is among the world’s most prolific writers on small arms, and the author of 70 books.Adam Hook specializes in detailed historical reconstructions, and has illustrated Osprey titles on subjects as diverse as the Aztecs, the Ancient Greeks and the modern Chinese Army.Alan Gilliland writes, illustrates and publishes fiction (www.ravensquill.com), as well as illustrating for a variety of publishers (alangillilandillustration.blogspot.com).

This excellent volume deals with the history of this company, their various designsfrom the 1930s and how these pistols were used in the service of many post-warnations. The PPK and P 38 are the mainstay of Walther’s reputation and the chapterson their history are outstandingly informative. There is so much information in this bookthat makes this volume a must have book for anyone interested in these pistols.Osprey Publishing have been producing the Weapon Series for several years andevery book in this Series is an excellent concise guide to a particular weapon or classof weapons. This book is yet another outstanding volume added to this Series, and itis very welcomed. All the books in the Series have a similar format namely anintroduction to the weapon or class of weapons, a history of their development, adetailed description of their usage, the long-term impact of the weapon / class ofweapons on future derivatives / designs, a conclusion, and a highly usefulbibliography.If the development of these three Walther handguns appeals to you then you mustconsider this book as a necessary addition to your personal library. It is priced verycompetitively and given the quality of the author’s research it is an excellentpublication. There are masses of information on various designs / sub-variants, serialnumbers, engraving and stampings etc which make this volume a superb read. Theauthor must be congratulated on this volume and all readers will no doubt be pleasedby the high quality of his work. If you have one of these guns, then this book will reveala considerable amount about its history.

• IntroductionDevelopmentUseImpactConclusionBibliographyIndex

John Walter is among the world’s most prolific writers on small arms, and the author of 70 books.Adam Hook specializes in detailed historical reconstructions, and has illustrated Osprey titles on subjects as diverse as the Aztecs, the Ancient Greeks and the modern Chinese Army.Alan Gilliland writes, illustrates and publishes fiction (www.ravensquill.com), as well as illustrating for a variety of publishers (alangillilandillustration.blogspot.com).

This excellent volume deals with the history of this company, their various designsfrom the 1930s and how these pistols were used in the service of many post-warnations. The PPK and P 38 are the mainstay of Walther’s reputation and the chapterson their history are outstandingly informative. There is so much information in this bookthat makes this volume a must have book for anyone interested in these pistols.Osprey Publishing have been producing the Weapon Series for several years andevery book in this Series is an excellent concise guide to a particular weapon or classof weapons. This book is yet another outstanding volume added to this Series, and itis very welcomed. All the books in the Series have a similar format namely anintroduction to the weapon or class of weapons, a history of their development, adetailed description of their usage, the long-term impact of the weapon / class ofweapons on future derivatives / designs, a conclusion, and a highly usefulbibliography.If the development of these three Walther handguns appeals to you then you mustconsider this book as a necessary addition to your personal library. It is priced verycompetitively and given the quality of the author’s research it is an excellentpublication. There are masses of information on various designs / sub-variants, serialnumbers, engraving and stampings etc which make this volume a superb read. Theauthor must be congratulated on this volume and all readers will no doubt be pleasedby the high quality of his work. If you have one of these guns, then this book will reveala considerable amount about its history.

• IntroductionDevelopmentUseImpactConclusionBibliographyIndex