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About this book:
Illustrated with more than 100 color and black & white photos plus scrap art and 1/35 scale drawings. The Leopard 1 Main Battle Tank was a decisive step for the young German Army towards a German-built main battle tank. Only ten years after the Bundeswehr had been founded the first Leopard were delivered to the army. Continued improvements and the extreme reliability of the tank made it the sword of the modern German Armored Corps for many years to come. Complete English and German text. 64 pages.