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The Tiger Tanks
The Tiger Tanks
Author: Peter Gudgin
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The Tiger Tanks by Peter Gudgin is a focused military history of the German Panzerkampfwagen VI series, tracing the development, design and battlefield employment of the Tiger I and Tiger II within the wider armoured-warfare context of World War II. Combining technical description with tactical and operational analysis, the book examines heavy-tank battalion organisation (including s.Pz.Abt. 501), combat performance on the North African and European fronts, anti‑tank encounters and the practical challenges Tigers posed to Allied forces—enlivened by the author’s own experience facing Tiger tanks in Tunisia.
Published as a first edition in 1994 by Arms & Armour (160 pages, ISBN 9780853689294), this compact illustrated reference is aimed at enthusiasts and researchers: it contains extensive black‑and‑white photographs and photographic documentation of camouflage schemes and unit markings, and is presented as technical and tactical reference material; the text also indicates the inclusion of technical drawings or diagrams to support vehicle and component analysis. The author, Peter Gudgin, brings firsthand North African frontline perspective to the study, enhancing its practical and historical value.
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Core Bibliographic Data
Title: The Tiger Tanks
Author: Peter Gudgin
Publisher: Arms & Armour (Arms and Armour Press)
Publication year: 1994 (First edition)
ISBN-13: 9780853689294
Length: 160 pages
Language: English
Subject area: World War II military history; armoured warfare
Type of Book
Technical and historical reference
Equipment / weapons study
Tactical and operational analysis of armoured warfare
Main Focus & Scope
German Tiger tanks in World War II (Panzerkampfwagen VI)
Development and design history of the Tiger series
Combat employment and battlefield performance of Tiger tanks
Tactical use of heavy tanks in World War II
Author’s personal experience facing Tiger tanks in Tunisia (North Africa)
Camouflage and markings of Tiger units (including s.Pz.Abt. 501)
Weapons / Vehicles Covered
Tiger I heavy tank (Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf. E)
Tiger II / Königstiger (King Tiger) heavy tank (Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf. B)
German heavy tank battalions (Schwere Panzer-Abteilungen), including s.Pz.Abt. 501
Theaters of War
North Africa Front (including Tunisia)
European theater (implied by overall World War II Tiger deployment)
Nations / Sides Involved
Germany (Wehrmacht armoured forces)
Allied forces opposing Tiger tanks (including British Army units in North Africa)
Axis vs Allies armoured warfare context
Content Characteristics & Visual Material
Illustrated reference work
Extensive black-and-white photographs of Tiger tanks
Photographic documentation of camouflage schemes and unit markings
Likely includes technical drawings or diagrams of Tiger tank layout and components (indicated by “good reference material” and detail-level comments)
Themes & Descriptive Keywords
World War II
Armoured warfare
Tank warfare
Heavy tanks
German armour
German heavy tank battalions
Battlefield tactics of heavy tanks
Anti-tank combat against Tigers (based on author’s North Africa experience)
Camouflage schemes and colouration of Tiger tanks
Unit markings of Tiger tank formations
Technical specifications of Tiger tanks
Operational history of Tiger units
Classification / Catalog Tags
World War II > Military history
World War II > Armoured forces
Weapons & Equipment > Tanks
Germany > Armed forces > Armoured units
North Africa campaign > Armoured operations
Technical manuals / reference > Armoured vehicles
Subject tag: Tiger tanks (Panzerkampfwagen VI)
Subject tag: Heavy tank design and development
Subject tag: Combat use of German heavy tanks
Book Condition: New
Book Condition: New
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