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Title: The Panther Tank by Matthew, Dr Hughes, Chris, Dr Mann ISBN: 0-7603-0841-1 Publisher: Motorbooks International Pub. Date: 01 April, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Spotlight On An Overlooked Weapon
Comment: Almost anyone with a casual interest in WWII tank history is liable to be under the impression, fostered by popular movies, that the backbone of Nazi panzer units was the massive Tiger tank. Not so. While the Tiger was arguably the most powerful armored vehicle of the Second World War, the Panther was probably a more well-rounded weapon, nearly as well-armed and armored as its legendary cousin and significantly lighter and more mobile. Produced in far larger numbers than the Tiger, the Panther was the true mainstay of German armor during the second half of the war.
"The Panther Tank," by Drs. Matthew Hughes and Chris Mann, is a solid, well-researched and handsomely illustrated showcase for one of the best armored vehicles of the 20th-century. Complete with scale drawings, cutaways, and full specifications of the Panther--including its several variants, such as the fearsome Jagdpanther tank destroyer--and all its major rivals (the American Sherman, Russian T-34, etc.), this book gives a complete general history of the Panther from the development stage to the last stand at Berlin. However, the word "general" is key. While Hughes and Mann have compiled a wealth of information, most of it is conveyed in very broad strokes. As a strategic guide to the overall place of the Panther in the ground war for Europe, "The Panther Tank" is exceptional. But the lack of tactical specifics is a distinct drawback. More first-hand accounts from German Panther crews, or even from allied tankers who had to confront the Panther, would have made this a much better book.
Still, Hughes and Mann have made a valuable contribution to tank scholarship. As a guide to the Panther's overall role in the German war effort or an introduction to a weapon often eclipsed by the mythical Tiger, "The Panther Tank" is an outstanding value.
Rating: 3
Summary: Gnerally a good book on the German Panther Tank
Comment: If I remember correctly, this is the forth book from MBI on WW2 tanks. The previous three are US M4 Sherman, USSR T-34, and the German Tiger I Tanks.
This book covers (not in detail) the origins, production, combat history and variants of the panther tanks with some b/w photographs and colour plates. As I have read quite a number of books on the panther tanks, this one can only be ranked in the middle. I will consider this book to be a good introduction for anyone who has little knowledge on the panther tank.
More serious WW2 enthusiasts, modelling fans, historians should gear towards books from Thomas Anderson's "Panther" (Concord), Thomas L. Jentz's "Germany's Panther Tank" (Schiffer), and numerous books from Wydawnictwo "Militaria" series from Poland.
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Title: Tigers in the Mud: The Combat Career of German Panzer Commander Otto Carius by Otto Carius, Robert J. Edwards ISBN: 0811729117 Publisher: Stackpole Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Jagdpanzer 38t Hetzer, 1944-45 by Hilary Doyle, Tom Jentz ISBN: 1841761354 Publisher: Osprey Military Pub. Date: 01 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Germany's Panther Tank the Quest for Combat Supremacy: Development - Modifications - Rare Variants - Characteristics - Combat Accounts by Thomas L Jentz ISBN: 0887408125 Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Pub. Date: 01 October, 1995 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: Ausf A, D & G: Panzer V Panther by Jonathan Forty ISBN: 0711029415 Publisher: Ian Allan Publishing Pub. Date: 01 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Armor Battles of the Waffen SS, 1943-45 (Stackpole Military History Series) by Will Fey ISBN: 0811729052 Publisher: Stackpole Books Pub. Date: August, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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