Osprey Vanguard 179 - Special Operations Patrol Vehicles
By Rob Folden
Osprey Publishing
ISBN 978-1-84908-187-0
$17.95
Osprey’s latest release under the New Vanguard series is #179 Special Operations Patrol Vehicles. The softbound, 48-page book covers all NATO Special forces operating in Iraq and Afghanistan. The book includes 40 full color photos and 7 full-page color drawings covering everything from dune buggies to MRAPS. The book is broken into five major sections:
-Introduction
-Operation Enduring Freedom [Afghanistan]
-Operation Iraqi Freedom [Iraq]
-The rise of the MRAP
-The Future of SOF Patrol Vehicles
Unlike a few other books published on the subject, this edition includes the vehicles used by other NATO forces. This includes a couple of indigenous vehicles converted to SOF use. There are also several interesting configurations of the US Humvee [unique camouflages, upgraded, up-gunned].
With the recent release of up-armored Humvee kits, British SAS recon vehicles, and resin SOF vehicles, this Osprey release is an excellent source of reference material for the modern military modeler. Osprey did a great job gathering material for the book. Our thanks to Osprey Publishing for providing us a review copy.