The Panther Tank: Hitlers T-34 Killer

by Anthony Tucker-Jones, David Lee Hemingway (Illustrator)

Overview

This pictorial history of the Nazi Panther tank offers an in-depth analysis of its innovative design and its role on the Eastern Front of WWII.

The German Panther was one of the most important tanks of the Second World War, ranking alongside the American Sherman and the Soviet T-34. In a comprehensive study of this remarkable fighting vehicle, author and military expert Anthony Tucker-Jones presents more than 100 archival photographs, along with a selection of color profiles, illustrating its design, development and operations in battle.

On the Eastern Front, the German army needed to counter the Red Army’s robust and utilitarian T-34 tank, which were increasingly deployed by the Russians in decisive numbers. The German military rapidly produced the Panther as its answer to this threat. With its sloping armor and a high-velocity 75mm gun, it proved to be a better medium tank than its predecessor, the Mk IV. More versatile than the heavyweight Tiger, it was superior to most of the Allied tanks it faced and had a significant influence on subsequent tank design.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781473881969
Publisher:	Pen & Sword Books Limited
Publication date:	08/31/2016
Series:	Images of War Special
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	120
File size:	17 MB
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About the Author

Anthony Tucker-Jones is a former defense intelligence officer and a widely published expert on regional conflicts, counter-terrorism and armsred and aerial warfare. He is the author of over thirty books, is security and terrorism correspondent for intersec – The Journal of International Security, and has freelanced for Channel 4 News.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Hitler's Problem Child 7

Photograph Sources 13

Chapter 1 Poor Start - Ausf D 15

Chapter 2 Combat Improvements - Ausf A 25

Chapter 3 Third Time Lucky - Ausf G 33

Chapter 4 Stillborn - Ausf F and Panther II 41

Chapter 5 Panther Variants 49

Chapter 6 Baptism of Fire 59

Chapter 7 A Roman Holiday 69

Chapter 8 In Calvados Country 79

Chapter 9 Panthers in the Bulge 91

Chapter 10 Panther or T-34 105

Chapter 11 The Panther's fate 113

Further Reading 123