The Tiger Tank [Hardcover]

Roger Ford (Author), Peter Darman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1998

Development history and service records, armament details, firsthand accounts from Tiger crews who fought Allied forces, and black-and-white photos and color art.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Motorbooks Intl (March 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0760305242
• ISBN-13: 978-0760305249
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,389,433 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Below Average Work on Tiger I, July 17, 2000

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paul_cheng "K.F." (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Tiger Tank (Hardcover)

I consider myself a collector of Tiger I books and I have read a lot on this awesome tank over the years. This title by Roger Ford is somewhat disappointing. The content is shallow and the illustrations are sub-standard. I have seen cutaways of tanks from many books but the one in this book is just a joke. I guess this book is aimed at those who have no previous knowledge of this tank. Even another book from the same publisher MBI on T-34 deserves 3 stars.

If you are a serious Tiger I historian or enthusiast, don't bother to buy this book. You may look for the new book from Jean Restayn "Tiger I on the Eastern Front", which is a much better presentation of Tiger I.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Tiger Tank, April 2, 2000

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This review is from: The Tiger Tank (Hardcover)

This is a good resource of general information on the Tiger. The book covers many of the highlights of the Tiger I Ausf. E's service record. Brief treatment is given to Wittman's successes and demise. There is no coverage given to other Tiger aces such as Otto Carius. Some details of the Tiger's operational history have been omitted. For the Scale model enthusiatst, the book does have cutaway veiws showing the interior, and some photo's. There are also a few color plate showing paint schemes. Additional detail will have to be obtained from other sources. This book is an good value for the price. The serious historian, however, might want to look into other sources.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A good starter book on the Tiger tank of WWII, April 5, 2001

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Andrew Limsk (Kuala Lumpur, MY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Tiger Tank (Hardcover)

This book is well written and researched with plenty of b/w photographs and detailed information on the history and development of the German Tiger tank of WWII. Less impressive are the discussions on the role and tactics of the Tiger tank in combat. One plus is the many rare and unusual photographs in the book, some of which I have not seen anywhere else.

But I have to mention that the accompanying illustrations are few and rather poorly done. I would have liked more and better illustrations since the b/w photographs don't really show the different paint schemes and markings well. Also, the description of the Tiger's armament is too brief - there are no detailed pictures of the 88mm gun or the different ammuntion types.

Overall it would be a good buy as a first book but if you already have books on the topic, there probably won't be anything new here except perhaps the excellently done history and development of the Tiger.