Author: Michael öhlich Publisher: Schiffer Military History ISBN: 9780764350788 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 240
Book Description
In 1944 the Maus giant battle tank, weighing almost 190 tons, was supposed to help turn the Wehrmacht's fortunes of war on the Eastern Front. Just two prototypes of this monster were delivered, for its undeniable advantages--tremendous firepower and virtually impenetrable armor--were outweighed by the disadvantages of its slowness, excessive use of materials in construction, and fuel consumption so high that it was, by that time, far beyond the Germans' ability to supply. With this volume, Michael Fröhlich continues the legendary Spielberger series and delves into one of the most curious military vehicles produced by Germany--the Maus super-heavy tank. For the first time, this book tells the complete story of this vehicle, including its inner workings, accompanied by many previously unpublished illustrations. But that is not all: the book includes another novelty, the complete operating instructions for the tank's crew!
Author: Kenneth W. Estes Publisher: Fonthill Media ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 299
Book Description
The German army faced tanks of superior size, armor and firepower from the outset of World War II. Although their Panzerwaffen handled the Polish campaign, war with France meant confronting superior heavy and medium tanks like the Char B and Somua, with 47 mm high velocity cannon that penetrated German tank armor with ease. French infantry disposed of effective antitank weapons and a portion of their 75 mm field guns were detailed as antitank guns. Even greater challenges emerged with the Russo-German War, for the Germans had no initial answer to the KV-1 heavy tank and T-34 medium. The successive technical shocks of superior tanks introduced by each side produced a gun-armor race that continued in some manner even after the war's end. The Germans placed a premium on technological quality and superiority over mass production, for which their industry (and, arguably, their regime) remained rather unsuited. Not satisfied with the advantage they obtained with the Tiger and Panther series tanks, the army leadership and Adolf Hitler himself pushed for larger and more powerful tanks than had ever been built.
Author: Kenneth W Estes Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1782003851 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 100
Book Description
The super-heavy tanks of World War II are heirs to the siege machine tradition – a means of breaking the deadlock of ground combat. As a class of fighting vehicle, they began with the World War I concept of the search for a 'breakthrough' tank, designed to cross enemy lines. It is not surprising that the breakthrough tank projects of the period prior to World War II took place in the armies that suffered the most casualties of the Great War (Russia, France, Germany). All of the principal Axis and Allied nations eventually initiated super-heavy development projects, with increasingly heavy armor and armament. Much as the casualties of World War I prompted the original breakthrough tank developments, as Germany found itself on the defensive, with diminishing operational prospects and an increasingly desperate leadership, so too did its focus turn to the super-heavy tanks that could turn the tide back in their favor.
Author: Warlord Games Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1782009558 Category : Games & Activities Languages : en Pages : 97
Book Description
This book provides Bolt Action players with all of the information they need to field the military forces of Germany. Detailed army lists allow players to construct German armies for any theatre and any year of the war, including the early campaigns in Poland and France, the dusty tank war in the North African desert, the bloody battles on the Eastern Front, and the final defence of Normandy, occupied France and Germany itself. With dozens of different unit types including Fallschirmjager, Waffen-SS, and the dreaded Tiger tank, players can assemble a huge variety of troops with which to battle their opponents.
Author: Thomas L. Jentz Publisher: ISBN: 9780964879324 Category : Languages : da Pages : 60
Book Description
Beskrivelse af den tyske kampvogn "Maus", der vejede 100 t. og aldrig kom til at spille en rolle blandt 2. Verdenskrigs øvrige kampvogne. Vognen må betegnes som en prototype, der aldrig nåede produktionsstadiet.
Author: Lutz Unterseher Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster ISBN: 3643251289 Category : Languages : en Pages : 450
Book Description
Fangen wir mit Merkmalen von Lutz Untersehers Schreiben an. Als erstes ist gewiss Präzision zu nennen, die von einem geradezu unglaublichen Erinnerungsvermögen und Sinn für Details gespeist ist. Man muss nie raten, wann oder wo sich ein geschildertes Ereignis zugetragen hat. Sein scharfer Blick gilt oft den Menschen, auf die er trifft. Ob in Asien, Australien, Amerika, Afrika oder Europa, der Verfasser zeichnet physiognomische Schnellportraits von Dutzenden und Aberdutzenden von Zeitgenossen, die diese Figuren trotz aller Satire dem Leser ganz lebendig vor den Augen erscheinen lassen. Lutz Unterseher hat keinerlei Furcht vor politisch inkorrektem Tonfall. Er kann reden, wie ihm der Volksmund gewachsen ist und spricht also auch gern mal „vulgo“. Erstaunlich ist, dass ihm „Wissenschaft“, er ist Soziologe und Verteidigungsforscher, zwar als Informationsquelle zu vielen Vignetten dient, ihn aber nicht dazu verführt, mit diesen Rollen seiner Autobiografie den Mantel des arroganten Besserwissens zu tragen. Lutz Unterseher hält sein wissenschaftliches Licht hinter dem autobiografischen Scheffel.
Author: Terrence Poulos Publisher: Citadel Press ISBN: 9780806528359 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 484
Book Description
Well-reasoned and documented answers to and explorations of the questions, the heroes, the hapless and the legends from over 2,000 years of human conflict. Poulos covers the finest hours and worst blunders the military world has seen through every period of warfare, from ancient times to the 21st century, all brought together in one illustrated volume. Topics are examined in fascinating detail, along with careful analysis of how and why each leader, weapon, tactic or battle came to fame - or infamy.
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