Book Review of Images of War
Hitler’s Heavy Tiger Tank Battalions 1942-1945
Rare Photographs From Wartime Archives
Author: Ian Baxter
Pen & Sword Books
ISBN: 9781526747871
By Ray Mehlberger
MSRP: $22.95
ISBN: 9781526747871
By Ray Mehlberger
MSRP: $22.95
THE BOOK:
Pen & Sword books is located in the UK.
This book is soft-bound of 128 pages in 7 ½” x 9 ¾” page format.
The cover art shows a black and white wartime photo of a Tiger tank leading a column of tanks. It has 6 men atop it and another man standing beside it.
Below this large photo at the bottom of the cover is 5 more black and white wartime photos of Tigers. The back of the book has 3 more black and white wartime photos of Tigers on it.
With rare fully captioned photographs, Hitler’s Heavy Tank Battalions provides a superb record of the Wehrmacht Schwere Panzer Abteilung on operations between 1942 to 1945.
In addition to the Tiger I and successor Tiger II heavy tanks, these battalions were equipped with Pz.Kpfw, III’s, Flakpanzer IV, Sd.Kfz. 7/1 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, Sd.Kfz. 9 & 10 halftracks, Sd.Kfz. 2 and Kettenkrad gun tractors.
The Tigers required substantial maintenance and the Berge Panther armoured recovery vehicle played a key role,
Heavy tank battalions saw action on the Eastern Front, in Italy and North West Europe in the early years. These units suffered increasing attrition from anti-tank artillery, ground attack aircraft and mechanical issues,
Modelers and equipment buffs in particular will find this latest Images of War book extremely useful and fascinating,
The book contains 179 black and white wartime photos. There are no color illustrations in the book
Photos include 6 photos of a Sd.Kfz, 251 halftrack, 2 photos of a Sd.Kfz. 10/4 halftrack, 2 photos of a Pak 38, 3 photos of a Kubelwagen, 4 photos of a Kettenkraftrad and 1 photo of a Sd.Kfz. 4/2 Maultier.
Highly recommended.
I want to thank Casemate Publishers for this review sample. All Pen & Sword book titles can be viewed on Casemate’s website at:
Pen & Sword books is located in the UK.
This book is soft-bound of 128 pages in 7 ½” x 9 ¾” page format.
The cover art shows a black and white wartime photo of a Tiger tank leading a column of tanks. It has 6 men atop it and another man standing beside it.
Below this large photo at the bottom of the cover is 5 more black and white wartime photos of Tigers. The back of the book has 3 more black and white wartime photos of Tigers on it.
With rare fully captioned photographs, Hitler’s Heavy Tank Battalions provides a superb record of the Wehrmacht Schwere Panzer Abteilung on operations between 1942 to 1945.
In addition to the Tiger I and successor Tiger II heavy tanks, these battalions were equipped with Pz.Kpfw, III’s, Flakpanzer IV, Sd.Kfz. 7/1 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, Sd.Kfz. 9 & 10 halftracks, Sd.Kfz. 2 and Kettenkrad gun tractors.
The Tigers required substantial maintenance and the Berge Panther armoured recovery vehicle played a key role,
Heavy tank battalions saw action on the Eastern Front, in Italy and North West Europe in the early years. These units suffered increasing attrition from anti-tank artillery, ground attack aircraft and mechanical issues,
Modelers and equipment buffs in particular will find this latest Images of War book extremely useful and fascinating,
The book contains 179 black and white wartime photos. There are no color illustrations in the book
Photos include 6 photos of a Sd.Kfz, 251 halftrack, 2 photos of a Sd.Kfz. 10/4 halftrack, 2 photos of a Pak 38, 3 photos of a Kubelwagen, 4 photos of a Kettenkraftrad and 1 photo of a Sd.Kfz. 4/2 Maultier.
Highly recommended.
I want to thank Casemate Publishers for this review sample. All Pen & Sword book titles can be viewed on Casemate’s website at: