Jagdtiger: The Most Powerful Armoured Fighting Vehicle of World War II: OPERATIONAL HISTORY (Schiffer Military History) [Hardcover]

Andy Devey (Author)

Book Description

Series: Schiffer Military History | Publication Date: January 1, 2004

Volume two, Operational History, covers the training, transport, deployment and a month by month fighting account of the two Panzer Jäger units equipped with Jagdtigers. Using original documentation and veteran accounts in the text; documents, maps and the wealth of striking photographs presented, dramatically illustrate the combat experiences of these unique weapons. Other planned deployments and training vehicles are covered, together with Intelligence reports and a detailed study of the three surviving examples. The author's own color artwork illustrating the camouflage systems used completes this definitive study of the Jagdtiger.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. (January 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764307517
• ISBN-13: 978-0764307515
• Product Dimensions: 12.1 x 9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,386,548 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Jagdtiger in Combat, December 19, 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: Jagdtiger: The Most Powerful Armoured Fighting Vehicle of World War II: OPERATIONAL HISTORY (Schiffer Military History) (Hardcover)

The Jagdtiger was Germany's heaviest operational armored fighting vehicle. Based on the chassis of the Tiger II (or "King Tiger"), it replaced the turret with a fixed fighting compartment carrying a massive 128 mm antitank gun. It was a technical failure, since operations showed that the drive train couldn't deal with the vehicle's vast weight, and over half the vehicles built had to be blown up after they broke down, bogged down, or simply ran out of gas. This is the second half of Andrew Devey's work on the Jagdtiger, and for the model builder or historian, it is the more useful of the two. Other reviewers have taken issue with technical errors present in Volume One, which covered the development of the machine. Volume Two is more promising, in that it details the operational history of the only two battalions to operate the Jagdtiger, the 653rd and the 512th, and Devey attempts to track as many of the 80+ machines built as surviving records allow. For an operational history of the just the 653rd, a better choice would be Karlheinz Munch's "Combat History of Schwere Panzerjager Abteilung 653," published by J.J. Fedorowicz in Canada. It has more detailed information, as well as more oversized photos with superior reproduction. But for the 512th, Devey's book is virtually the only source in English (Otto Carius' memoir, "Tigers in the Mud," has some info on one company of the 512th, which he commanded, but the companies operated independently of each other). While the book has its weaknesses, particularly in photo reproduction, it is still a breathtaking improvement on what was available just four years ago.

4 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A must for Jagdtiger enthusiasts, July 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Jagdtiger: The Most Powerful Armoured Fighting Vehicle of World War II: OPERATIONAL HISTORY (Schiffer Military History) (Hardcover)

Full of excellent photographs and day by day coverage of the Jagdtigers in operation throughout WW II.