GERMANY'S PANTHER
TANK: THE QUEST FOR COMBAT SUPREMACY
by Thomas
L. Jentz & Hilary Louis Doyle
A detailed study by noted
Armour expert, Thomas Jentz, on what is considered to be the
best tank of its class in WWII. Developed to deal with the
Russian T-34, the book details the Panther's development,
modifications, variants and characteristics. Based on an
exhaustive search of the surviving records of design and
production companies and a through examination of surviving
Panthers. The book includes accounts of Panther actions plus
30 pp of scale and scrap drawings by master illustrator,
Hilary Louis Doyle, many to 1/35 scale.
New in d/w - large format, 156pp,
170 photos, scale drawings
The close-range engagement of tanks
became extremely important, mainly because of the Soviet
T-34 and KV-I tanks were for a long time, superior to all
German tanks and anti-tank guns. Frequently employed in
small groups of three to five tanks to support the infantry,
these Russian tanks could often be put out of action with
close-range weapons. This book provides a concise account of
Tank Destruction Badge, and the close-range combating of
tanks. In addition to a description of the special badge and
the most commonly used weapons, it includes operational
accounts by recipients of the badge.
New in
illustrated boards - 64pp, 90 + colour & b/w
illustrations
The first in a series of books from
Panzerwrecks, this volume covers the Jagdpanzer 38 tank
hunter. The book combines twenty years original research to
take a look at the vehicle using 117 rare large format
photographs These are supplemented by specially
commissioned, high quality artwork by Felipe Rodna. The
author and artist have worked closely together and
incorporated the latest findings to offer the reader the
most authentic illustrations of the Jagdpanzer 38 yet
published.
New in card cover
- landscape format, 112pp, 117 b/w photos, 7 colour plates
OSPREY NEW VANGUARD 218: T-26 TANK. BACKBONE
OF THE RED ARMY
by Steven J. Zaloga. Illustrated by Henry Morshead
The T-26 was the first major
Soviet armour program of the 1930s, beginning as a
license-built version of the British Vickers 6-ton export
tank. Although the T-26 retained the basic Vickers hull and
suspension, the Red Army began to make extensive changes to
the turret and armament, starting with the addition of a
45mm gun in 1933. The T-26 was built in larger numbers than
any other tank prior to World War II. Indeed, more T-26
tanks were manufactured than the combined tank production of
Germany, France, Britain, and the United States in 1931-40.
This book surveys the development of the T-26 as well as its
combat record in the Spanish Civil War, the war in China,
the border wars with Poland and Finland in 1939-40, and the
disastrous battles of 1941 during Operation Barbarossa.
New in card cover
- 48pp, 8 colour plates, numerous b/w photos
OSPREY NEW VANGUARD 247: SOVIET
LEND-LEASE TANKS OF WORLD WAR II
by Steven J. Zaloga. Illustrated by Henry Morshead
The Red Army suffered such
catastrophic losses of armour in the summer of 1941 that
they begged Britain and the United States to send tanks. The
first batches arrived in late 1941, just in time to take
part in the defence of Moscow. The supplies of British tanks
encompassed a very wide range of types including the
Matilda, Churchill, and Valentine. American tanks included
the M3 (Stuart) light tank and M3 (Lee) medium tank and the
M4 Sherman tank, which became so common in 1944-45 that
entire Soviet tank corps were equipped with the type. With
these Western tanks, the Soviets were finally able to beat
back the German tide in the East. This study examines the
different types of tanks shipped to the Soviet Union during
the war, Soviet assessments of their merits and problems,
and combat accounts of their use in Soviet service using
full colour artwork, contemporary photographs and detailed
cut-away illustrations.
New in card cover
- A4 format 48pp, 8 colour plates, numerous b/w
illustrations
