Tiger

Tiger

by Thomas Anderson

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Overview

One of the most feared weapons of World War II, the Tiger tank was a beast of a machine which dominated the battlefields of Europe with its astonishing size, speed and firepower. Today it continues to fascinate more than 70 years after it was first designed and a comprehensive, illustrated history such as this is long overdue. Revealing its design and development history, Thomas Anderson draws upon original German archival material to tell the story of the birth of the Tiger. He then analyzes its success on the battlefield and the many modifications and variants that also came into play. Illustrated throughout with rare photographs and drawings, many of which have never been published in English before, this is a unique history of easily the most famous tank ever produced.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781780962016
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Publication date: 07/23/2013
Series: General Military
Pages: 256
Product dimensions: 7.90(w) x 9.82(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Thomas Anderson is an expert on German Armoured Fighting Vehicles of World War II. He has spent decades trawling the archives throughout Germany and the rest of Europe to discover little known facts and never previously published photographs of the might of the Blitzkrieg. A modeller, he regularly contributes to popular modelling and historical magazines across the globe including Military Modelcraft International (UK), Steel Art (Italy), Historia Militar (Spain) and Batailles & Blindes (France) as well as many others. He has previously published a three-volume history of Sturmartillerie/Sturmgeschutz in German which is due for release in English in the next year. This is his first book for Osprey Publishing. The author lives in England.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Development 6

Chapter 2 Organization 22

Chapter 3 Mobility 52

Chapter 4 Firepower 74

Chapter 5 Armour 90

Chapter 6 Combat 102

Chapter 7 Maintenance 196

Chapter 8 Under Fire 226

Chapter 9 Conclusion 238

Index 250

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