The King Tiger, Vol. 2: Development, Units, Operations [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Horst Scheibert (Author), in both photographs and text. (Editor), This is the second volume covering the use and variants of the King Tiger (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1991

This is the second volume covering the use and variants of the King Tiger, in both photographs and text.

Editorial Reviews

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

About the Author

This is the second volume covering the use and variants of the King Tiger, in both photographs and text.

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. (February 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0887402879
• ISBN-13: 978-0887402876
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,064,068 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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.

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An inexpensive photo essay of the King Tiger in service, 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: The King Tiger, Vol. 2: Development, Units, Operations (Paperback)

If you cannot afford Wolfgang Schneider's massive two-volume "Tigers in Combat" series (published by J.J. Fedorowicz in Canada), then this little booklet is a useful alternative. While the other Tiger books usually reprint the same propaganda photos with useless captions, Schneider actually gives a very brief history of each Tiger unit, and offers a handful of photos showing the King Tiger in service with that unit. Thus, you get a better understanding of different camouflage and marking practices in each Panzerabteilung. Combine this title with Thomas Jentz's King Tiger book published by Osprey, and you have an economical but authoritative reference library on the beast.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent source on the King Tiger tank, April 28, 2004

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Bryson Crowe - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The King Tiger, Vol. 2: Development, Units, Operations (Paperback)

This is an excellent source on the King Tiger tank; it represents a pictorial guide to the development and operations of the King Tiger. It provides information on the technical development, through some text, but mostly pictures, and drawings (including three cutaway drawings of the interior of the King Tiger's turret, and hull). Most of the book is on the units and operations of the King Tiger tank, almost every unit to receive King Tiger tanks is summarized with a few paragraphs on that units operation from 1944 to 1945, and accompanied by interesting pictures that illustrate the units operations. The pictures are never or rarely published before, the book is worth buying just for the pictures (as many come from private collections or those who served with the King Tiger tank units). The book also has a table listing the complete deliveries of King Tigers to units. This book is worth buying if you are interested in the King Tiger tank.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Detailed enough, January 13, 2007

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Irina (California) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The King Tiger, Vol. 2: Development, Units, Operations (Paperback)

I bought this short (47 page) booklet as a reference as a hobbyist. There is enough good detail on unit marking and the slight variations of the models of this tank to be of use to the modeller and even history enthusiast. The photos are great, many of which may be first published in this booklet. There are more detailed and lengthly publications on the Tiger tanks, but for the price, this one is very good.