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Germanys Tiger Tanks: Tiger I & Tiger II: Combat Tactics

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The first few chapters of this book are superb. There is an amazing wealth of information for the Tiger covering maintenance, armor, operational use, after action reports, etc. I was astounded by the wealth of information when I began reading it. Unfortunately, the quality of the first chapters evaporates throughout the rest of the book. It becomes a tedious listing of unit rosters and mundane information. There is virtually no usuable information on Tiger tactics or performance for the Western Front, nor the Eastern Fromt after 1943. The King Tiger is little more than an honorable mention. The book is well worth the first few chapters but the rest is largely waste.

A very good book for the military hobbyist with lots of pictures of battle damaged and destroyed Tigers in the field. A lot of shots not even seen in "Tigers in Combat" or in the Squadron books. A whole lot cheaper than T.I.C. and with just as much reference value. Highly recommended!

Thomas Jentz has put together a great book on aspects of Tiger tanks not normally seen in most works. Though little of the book actually discusses the desired tactics of using the Tiger tank in combat, the after action reports shed bright light on inept and expert uses of the tanks in battle. Like in the Panzertruppen series, the true victor in battle traces the results not only to the piece of equipment, but rather the combined war machine of a well supplied, highly motivated, and well led unit.