Sledgehammers: Strengths and Flaws of Tiger Tank Battalions in World War II (Repost)
Christopher W. Wilbeck - Sledgehammers: Strengths and Flaws of Tiger Tank Battalions in World War II
The Aberjona Press | 2004 | ISBN: 0971765022 | English | 272 pages | PDF | 16.23 MB
The Aberjona Press | 2004 | ISBN: 0971765022 | English | 272 pages | PDF | 16.23 MB
Although a great deal has already been published about Tiger tanks’ technical details and some of the units which used them, until now, very little has been written concerning the organization and tactical employment of these tanks throughout the German armed forces and across the theaters in which they were employed. Sledgehammers provides an in-depth look at heavy tank battalions’ organizations and tactics, including the tactical doctrine by which these elite units were supposed to fight and how they were actually employed on the battlefield by their commanders and crews.
Meticulously researched and written with the perspective and respect for Tigers' crews that only a professional tanker can bring to the subject, Sledgehammers synthesizes information to provide new and definitive insights into the strengths and flaws of World War II’s most feared and legendary tanks. Prologue by famed Tiger ace Otto Carius. Epilogue by Tiger killers Viktor Iskrov and Ray Holt. 35 original maps. 42 photos.