Overview
From July 1943 to the Nazis' final defeat in May 1945 the Panther main battle tank and its variants were the mainstay of Germany's armoured forces. This superbly engineered fighting vehicle offered a lethal combination of firepower, mobility and protection. As this classic Images of War series title reveals, the Panther saw non-stop fighting on the Eastern, Western and Italian fronts. Using rare and often unpublished contemporary photographs with full captions and authoritative text, it provides a comprehensive coverage of elite Panther battalions in action. The book traces the development of the Panther, for example into tank hunter (Panzerjager), and also covers the other supporting vehicles that formed part of the Panther battalions' establishment. These included armoured recovery, Bergepanther, halftracks, Sd.kfz.2 Kettenrad, gun tractors and communications vehicles. AUTHOR: Ian Baxter is a much-published author and photographic collector whose books draw an increasing following. Among his many previous titles in the Images of War Series are Hitler's Boy Soldiers, Nazi Concentration Camp Commandants, German Army on the Eastern Front The Advance, German Army on the Eastern Front The Retreat, The Crushing of Army Group (North) and the SS Waffen Division series including SS Leibstandarte Division, SS Totenkopf Division At War. He lives near Chelmsford, Essex. 250 b/w illustrations
Full Product Details
Author: Ian Baxter
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Imprint: Pen & Sword Military
ISBN: 9781526765451
ISBN 10: 1526765454
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 06 October 2020
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
This book will be of great interest to armor modelers and armor historians alike. -- AMPS Indianapolis
... the photos will be the real interest to modelers and dioramists. -- Historical Miniatures Gaming Society This is great book for modelers (excellent photos), and those interested in a synopsis of the development and implementation of the Panther tank. -- AMPS It makes for not only another superb addition to the series, but is one that I know enthusiasts and modelers will use for references. -- ModelingMadness.Com This book will be of great interest to armor modelers and armor historians alike. -- AMPS Indianapolis
It makes for not only another superb addition to the series, but is one that I know enthusiasts and modelers will use for references. -- ModelingMadness.Com This book will be of great interest to armor modelers and armor historians alike. -- AMPS Indianapolis
"""... the photos will be the real interest to modelers and dioramists.""-- ""Historical Miniatures Gaming Society"" ""This is great book for modelers (excellent photos), and those interested in a synopsis of the development and implementation of the Panther tank.""-- ""AMPS"" ""It makes for not only another superb addition to the series, but is one that I know enthusiasts and modelers will use for references.""-- ""ModelingMadness.Com"" ""This book will be of great interest to armor modelers and armor historians alike.""-- ""AMPS Indianapolis"""
Author Information
Ian Baxter is a much-published author and photographic collector whose books draw an increasing following. Among his many previous titles in the Images of War Series are Hitler's Boy Soldiers, Nazi Concentration Camp Commandants, German Army on the Eastern Front - The Advance, German Army on the Eastern Front - The Retreat, The Crushing of Army Group (North) and the SS Waffen Division series including SS Leibstandarte Division, SS Totenkopf Division At War. He lives near Chelmsford, Essex.
