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Tigers in Combat I

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While other authors have rehashed the same 20-30 propaganda photos and newsreel stills over and over, Major Wolfgang Schneider has broken new ground by acquiring hundreds of veterans' snapshots of the Tiger 1 and King Tiger in World War 2 service, and publishing them in this massive volume (the first of two--the second will deal with "named" army and Luftwaffe divisions and SS Tiger battalions). Schneider includes his outstanding research on the operational history of every Army Tiger battalion on all fronts, drawn from original unit diaries and interviews with survivors. There is even a detailed inventory of vehicles received and lost. A selection of color paintings by military artist Jean Restayn rounds out this excellent reference. This will complement rather than replace the excellent technical books on the Tiger Tank family by Thomas Jentz, Bruce Culver, and Walter Spielberger.

After seeing all the period pictures of tigers being captured, abandoned and destroyed, you would have second thoughts about the wisdom of producing such behemoths, However, on reading this book, you know that the Tigers were next to indestrucible in combat, and that most of the losses were due to mechanical breakdowns, or fuel shortages. And you will also notice the uneven qualities of the crews manning the Tiger Abteilung, from inept to truly outstanding in combat. And don't frget all the magnificient drawings showing the period camouflage schemes. Get a copy of the paperback when it comes out, you won't regret it.

A review of this book is a rather straight forward task. Much of what has been written regarding the more recent pressings/formats of this book does apply to the original - except that the picture quality of the original title (this book) is just superb. The book is large and does weigh a bit in the hand to to the large page size of the book - and as a result, also weighs heavily on the wallet - that is, when a copy of this original does appear on the market for sale.


The quality and quantity of pictures does justify the heavy price tag, however, that does place this book in the 'serious collector or enthusiast' bracket.

Only for the hardcore.

Five stars without hesitation.

tigers in combat is a best book about tiger battalions i have a 12 books of tiger tank but many japanese book's photo is a smae things but photos of this book is a new! i love a tiger tank and this book have a many new photos and well writen about battalions of tiger if you are mania of tiger tank, you must but a this book i want to see a tigers in combat no.2/3 in shot furtuer