Marmon-herrington: A History of the South African Reconnaissance Car Hardcover – 19 May 2013

Good reference material

If one was looking for how the Marmon Herrington Armoured Cars were built, what preserved ones look like today, some camouflage schemes of those who employed them, and photos of South African Marmon Herrington Armoured Cars in East Africa 1940 -1941 and at Derna and Benghazi in late 1941, the differences between the MFF and the ME versions then this is a good book. Also, there are photos of the New Zealand Divisional Cavalry Regiment in Greece 1941, details of the production structure, and the allocation of the cars to South African regiments including the Allied invasion of Madagascar in 1942. There are also some interesting photos of the Marmon Herringtons in Madagascar. However, many of the photographs in North Africa show the car/s but don't give their location. I could only find one possibly two photos of the cars during the retreat in 1942 and at El Alamein. There are photos of Free French, Polish, and Greek cars during WWII with information were they served, There are three diagrams on the Caunter camouflage scheme and the later North African camouflage scheme.However, the author wonders what the Cross of St. Andrew is on the markings of some MK III cars (identification of Allied vehicles returning to Allied lines at El Alamein), and them shows photos of captured vehicles in Axis service in North Africa, but when it comes to captured vehicles by the Japanese there is next to nothing. No mention of the 175 MK III cars that were sent to Singapore, no photos of these cars on Singapore and/or Malaya, plus no photos of the captured Japanese MK III cars on Java. The author includes two photos he advises are Dutch MK III cars that are unarmed in and around Batavia (Jakarta) in late 1945, when these are in the IWM collection and clearly identified as RAF Regiment cars on patrol in Batavia and at Kemajoran (Jakarta) airfield and in both photos their Bren LMG armament is clearly visible.There is only one photo of an Indian Army Marmon Herrington MK III in North Africa in WWII however the Official censor has got to the picture so no markings are visible. As quite a few Indian Army units operated these cars and fought in the major North African battles, plus what I think is an almost lack of photos of the Indian and British cars in the 1942 desert battles.Post war there are photos and details of Greek, and Arab Legion MK IV cars, however his information in the East Indies is I feel lacking a lot. The book I feel lacks much detail of the major battles that the Marmon Herrington fought in and the men who fought in them.