Probably the most famous tank of the World War II, the Tiger I was originally conceived in 1941 in response to the German Army’s experience in fighting British tanks and anti-tank guns in Western Europe and the North African desert. Following the invasion of Russia, the appearance of the Soviet T-34 and KW tanks lent a further impetus to the programme. The Tiger’s power and performance on the battlefield is emphasised by tables of relevant performance throughout the book, which clearly show the battlefield survivability of the Tiger and its superiority to many allied tank designs. This comprehensive and extremely detailed text is accompanied by a fine selection of black and white photographs showing the tank in use.
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"This book is a must have for all avid modellers of the Tiger tank regardless of the scale. It provides a ‘one stop shop’ resource for anyone wanting to find out the details of the Tiger Heavy tank and the differences between the variations throughout the Second World War." -Jeremy Wee, Armorama (October 2006)
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Sloppy Proofreading Detracts from Content,
By HK (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tiger 1 Heavy Tank 1942-45 (New Vanguard) (Paperback)
Jentz is one of the finest armor scholars around and Osprey usually does a good job with many of their titles but the publisher made a mess of this one. The reader will be annoyed by glaring editing errors, mispellings, awkward paragraph formatting, and poor proofing. The production history of the vehicle could also have been presented in tabular form instead of chunks of text. There is good info here but you will have to tolerate the inexcusable editing.
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ANNOYING EDITING DETRACTS FROM CONTENT,
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This review is from: Tiger 1 Heavy Tank 1942-45 (New Vanguard) (Paperback)
Jentz is one of the finest armor scholars around and the New Vanguard series is a budget edition for building a modeling reference library BUT the atrocious spelling, grammar, page/text layout & formatting sprinkled throughout the text seriously detracts from the value & enjoyment derived from perusing a well done reference publication. The editing is really inexcusable. Much information regarding production details could also have been presented more effectively in tabular form. The publisher did such a bad job on proofreading that only if you have a very high tolerance for the flaws and also believe that there are no errors in the factual content will it enable you to confidently accept the contents.
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This review is from: Tiger 1 Heavy Tank 1942-45 (New Vanguard) (Paperback)
The tiger tank is one of the most recognized tanks of WWII.Having said that, this book is very good in showing all the technical details and developement history of the Tiger. The artist color profiles of various units and paint schemes are excellent. The B/W photos could do with some enhancement and the exploded view is very detailed. But as a hobbyist I would like to see more attention to detail ( mounting brackets, attachment points,interior, motor close-ups,etc) to balance out all the technical info. For the the price however you receive enough info to satisfy your curiosity.
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Probably the most famous tank of the Second World War, the Tiger I was, ironically, quickly designed utilising components that had been partially tested in previous heavy Panzers. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Heeres Panzer Abteilung, Eastern Front, Panzer Kompanie, Maybach Olvar, Panzer Regiment Grossdeutschland, Penetration Table, Western Front New!
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Probably the most famous tank of the Second World War, the Tiger I was, ironically, quickly designed utilising components that had been partially tested in previous heavy Panzers. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Heeres Panzer Abteilung, Eastern Front, Panzer Kompanie, Maybach Olvar, Panzer Regiment Grossdeutschland, Penetration Table, Western Front New!
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