Haynes Manual: VW Kubelwagen Schwimmwagen

About the Author Chris McNab is an author and editor specialising in military history and military technology. To date he has published more than 40 books, including A History of the World in 100 Weapons (2011), Deadly Force (2009) and Tools of Violence (2008). He is the contributing editor of Hitler’s Armies: A History of the German War Machine 1939–45 (2011) and Armies of the Napoleonic Wars (2009). Chris is the author of the Haynes RAF Chinook Manual and lives in South Wales. Product Description Designed by Ferdinand Porsche and built by Volkswagen, the Kübelwagen and its amphibious cousin the Schwimmwagen were to the Germans what the Jeep was to the Allies and were used widely by the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS in the Second World War. In recent years the Kübel and Schwimm have acquired something of a cult status among military vehicle collectors worldwide. Author Chris McNab examines the design, construction and use of these classic German utility vehicles, as well as reviewing today’s fertile market for restorations and replicas.