Germanys Panther Tank: The Quest for Combat Supremacy (Schiffer Military/Aviation History) [Hardcover]

Thomas L. Jentz (Author), Over 20 years of research went into the creation of this history of the development (Editor), characteristics (Editor), and capabilities of the Panther. (Editor)

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Series: Schiffer Military/Aviation History | Publication Date: October 1, 1995

Over 20 years of research went into the creation of this history of the development, characteristics, and capabilities of the Panther.

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Over 20 years of research went into the creation of this history of the development, characteristics, and capabilities of the Panther.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. (October 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0887408125
• ISBN-13: 978-0887408120
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #209,037 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Necessary Panther Companion, October 14, 1998

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This review is from: Germanys Panther Tank: The Quest for Combat Supremacy (Schiffer Military/Aviation History) (Hardcover)

In this work, Thomas Jentz traces the development of Germanys Panther tank using original WWII documents such as drawings and parts numbers. Every mark (Ausf.) and every detail change to the Panther is described. The development and production history takes up about 3/4 of the book, the rest is a short description of the operational characteristics of the Panther, a short combat history and a number of tables and diagrams with tehcnical details. This is THE Panther book. Back it up with Spielbergers more technical work and you have about all there is to know about the Panther.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent technical "ouvrage", June 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Germanys Panther Tank: The Quest for Combat Supremacy (Schiffer Military/Aviation History) (Hardcover)

This is an excellent book by a man who studied every little piece of information available on this vehicle for over 20 years. He climbed inside the thing many times and has been around it more than once. It is writen in a very technical language, so all of you non-mechanics and newbies out there, watch out! If there is one thing sorely lacking, it is a page of terminolgy. It would have helped a lot. Also, a more combat accounts would've been great. But overall, it is THE Panther book.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Panther Tank in extreme detail, September 16, 2005

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This review is from: Germanys Panther Tank: The Quest for Combat Supremacy (Schiffer Military/Aviation History) (Hardcover)

The ultimate guide to the Panther Tank, is full of detail acounting the progress from drawing board to final version of this extremly well designed battle tank of world war two. Excellent for detail for the modeller keen on fine detailing the Panther Tank in any of its versions. Great read and some fine drawinings of all the Panther Tank models built during the war.
Well worth the money.