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Title: The Tiger Tank by Roger Ford, Peter Darman, Chris Foss ISBN: 0-7603-0524-2 Publisher: Motorbooks International Pub. Date: March, 1998 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (6 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A GOOD LOOK AT THE TIGER I
Comment: The Tiger is surely the most famous tank ever produced to this date, and Roger Ford has done a yeoman's job of outlining all the attributes that made the Tiger such a fearsome weapon while also hitting the behemoth's weak points. Ford's book features many excellent b/w photographs of generally high quality, showing the tiger in production, battle, and in several instances, destruction. There are several schematics and even a couple pages devoted entirely to the Tiger's camoflauge schemes, and Ford goes over the tank's technical data in considerable detail, giving the reader a good idea of what the Tiger's designers went through. The book's major weakness is an almost total lack of tactical history, as Ford chooses to focus instead on the Tiger's overall strategic role in the grand scheme of WW2. More detailed accounts of tank-vs.-tank encounters or even interviews with surviving participants would have made this a complete text. As it is, "The Tiger Tank" is still a quality book, and one I definitely recommend to any armored warfare enthusiast.
Rating: 3
Summary: A good starter book on the Tiger tank of WWII
Comment: 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.
Rating: 1
Summary: Below Average Work on Tiger I
Comment: 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.
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Title: Tigers in the Mud: The Combat Career of German Panzer Commander Otto Carius (Stackpole Military History Series) by Otto Carius, Robert J. Edwards ISBN: 0811729117 Publisher: Stackpole Books Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Tiger 1 Heavy Tank 1942-1945 (New Vanguard, No 5) by Tom Jentz, Hilary Doyle, Peter Sarson ISBN: 1855323370 Publisher: Osprey Pub Co Pub. Date: September, 1993 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: German Tanks of World War II in Color (Enthusiast Color Series) by Michael Green, Thomas Anderson, Frank Schulz, Gladys Elena Morales ISBN: 0760306710 Publisher: MBI Publishing Pub. Date: May, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Tiger I on the Eastern Front by Jean Restayn ISBN: 2908182815 Publisher: Histoire & Collections Pub. Date: June, 1999 List Price(USD): $37.95 |
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Title: Germany's Tiger Tanks D.W. to Tiger I: Design, Production & Modifications by Thomas L. Jentz, H. L. Doyle ISBN: 0764310380 Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. Pub. Date: 01 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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