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The first prototype for the Tiger tank was set to be ready for Hitlers birthday on April 20, 1942. The Henschel Company, competing with Porsche, produced the superior model, and by August of that year the formidable Tiger--or Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger Ausf. H.--was in full production. This book takes us behind the scenes with the Tiger tank, reviewing the full history, the design and mechanics, and the mixed record of this machine, which was designed to outgun its Russian counterparts. show more Military writer Michael Green offers a close-up account--accompanied by photographs, diagrams, and maps--of how the Tiger tank operated, how it was armed, and where it succeeded brilliantly, as well as where it failed miserably. His book fills a fascinating niche in the history of military technology, and of the impact of technology on history itself. show lessTags
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Everything you need to know about Tiger tanks, but are afraid to ask. Great book, lots of detail leavened with extensive knowledge and the ability to communicate that knowledge. The author is clearly a man who knows where his Tigerfibel is...
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Michael Green is the author of numerous acclaimed books in the Images of War series including Armour in Vietnam, US Navy Aircraft Carriers, US Battleships, US Navy Submarines, The Patton Tank, US Naval Aviation, American Infantry Weapons, MI Abrams Tank, Combat Aircraft of the USAF, Allied Tanks of the Second World War, Allied AFVs of the Second show more World War, Axis Tanks of the Second World War, Axis AFVs of WW2, US Military Helicopters and United States Airborne Divisions 1942-2018. He lives in California. show less
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- Tiger tanks at war
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- Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction
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- 623.7 — Technology Engineering Military and nautical engineering Military Aviation; Military Wheeled & Tracked Vehicles; Related Technologies
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- UG446.5 .G6945 — Military Science Military engineering. Air forces Military engineering Attack and defense. Siege warfare
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