Elefant Jagdtiger Sturmtiger: Rarities of the Tiger Family (Schiffer Military History) [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Wolfgang Schneider (Author)

Book Description

Series: Schiffer Military History | Publication Date: September 1990

This book covers in detail the Tiger variants Elefant, Jagdtiger, and Sturmtiger.

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Schiffer Pub Ltd; 1St Edition edition (September 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0887402399
• ISBN-13: 978-0887402395
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 7.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #552,796 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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More About the Author

Wolfgang Schneider served 41 years in the German Army and retired in 2010.
He is armor officer and left the army as Oberst having served in command functions up to deputy commander of a Panzerbrigade. About half of the service time he was responsible for combat development, procurement and doctrines.
He started work as an author of numerous military articles in 1979 and also wrote several books on technology and employment of armored vehicles.
He is married, has three daughters and lives in central Germany near Hannover.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Self-Propelled Guns of the Tiger Family, December 16, 2000

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Gerald P. Owens (Pompano Beach, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Elefant Jagdtiger Sturmtiger: Rarities of the Tiger Family (Schiffer Military History) (Paperback)

Wolfgang Schneider is not only a consummate researcher, he is also a Colonel in the German Bundeswehr. This has opened the doors of many armor veterans of World War Two, who have shared their private snapshots and wartime experiences with the author. This has given Schneider the opportunity to create a unique series of books on German armor, and this little volume is a small example. It is a short but useful photo essay on three minor subtypes in the Tiger family, the Elefant, a self-propelled 88 mm gun on the chassis of Dr. Porsche's rejected Tiger P, the Sturmtiger, a turretless assault vehicle that launched converted antisubmarine rockets, and the Jagdtiger, a self-propelled 128mm antitank gun on the King Tiger chassis. There are more elaborate reference books available on all of these vehicles, but if you want a few useful photos to detail a model, this is an inexpensive option.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Cheap in price and quality., May 13, 2007

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SPM "Tiger fan" (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Elefant Jagdtiger Sturmtiger: Rarities of the Tiger Family (Schiffer Military History) (Paperback)

I wouldn't recommend this. There are better (informative and visually) on the market, albiet a tad more expensive. Those interested in these varients want a book not a pamphlette.