Panther Tank: Hitler's T-34 Killer (Images of War) - Softcover

Along with the Tiger, Sherman and T-34, the Panther ranks as one of the most famous tanks of the Second World War. Anthony Tucker-Jones, in this comprehensive new study of a remarkable fighting vehicle, uses over 100 archive photographs, along with a selection of colour profiles, to describe its design, development and operational record. On the Eastern Front the German army needed to counter the Red Army's robust and utilitarian T-34 which began to appear in every-growing and eventually decisive numbers. The Panther, the German response, was rapidly conceived and produced under extraordinarily difficult wartime conditions. With its sloping armour and a high-velocity 75mm gun, it proved to be a better medium tank than its predecessor the Mk IV, it was more versatile than the heavyweight Tiger and it was superior to most of the Allied tanks it faced. It also had an important influence on subsequent tank design. Anthony Tucker-Jones's photographic history gives a fascinating insight into its wartime career.

Anthony Tucker-Jones is one of Pen & Sword's leading authors. He has written well over 30 books including a number of the highly successful Images of War series - he also wrote the recent six part Modern Warfare series for Pen & Sword.He started his writing career freelancing for the internationally renowned Jane's Defence Weekly and Jane's Intelligence Review. Subsequently he was recruited by British Defence Intelligence for his expertise. Since then he has forged a career as a fulltime author and writer. This included almost a decade as a regular feature writer for Military Illustrated magazine. He has contributed to numerous other military aviation, military vehicle and naval magazines and made regular media appearances.In addition he specialises in counter-terrorism and has been the freelance terrorism and security correspondent for intersec - The Journal of International Security for the past 10 years. This highly respected magazine is the principal publication for the UK's security industry. Further information can be found on his website at www.atuckerjones.com