Tiger Tank (Haynes Icons) - Hardcover

Fletcher, David; Willey, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1785216872 ISBN 13: 9781785216879

Publisher: Haynes Publishing UK, 2020

Synopsis

The German Tiger I was the most feared battle tank of the Second World War. Its invincibility lay in its main 8.8cm gun and heavy defensive armour. This book gives a rare insight into acquiring, owning and operating one of these awesome fighting machines, using the UK’s Tank Museum’s Tiger 131 – the only Tiger I in the world that has been restored to full running order.

In addition to offering unique insights into maintenance and driving the Tiger, the book includes vivid personal recollections from wartime German tank crewmen and reveals what it was like to operate this 57-ton giant in combat.

It was written by a team of experts from the Tank Museum who were closely involved with the strip-down and rebuild of the Tiger I. David Fletcher is a historian, a prolific author and a world expert on tanks. David Willey is a curator, and Mike Hayton is workshop manager. Other members of the writing team include volunteers Darren Hayton and Steven Vase, Mike Gibb of the SdKfz Military Vehicle Foundation and David Schofield, a specialist in forensic science.

About this title

About the Author:

Mike Hayton was closely involved in the restoration of the Tank Museum's Panzer III to running order and is co-author of the Haynes Tiger Tank Manual.

David Fletcher, MBE is librarian at the Tank Museum and a respected world authority on armored fighting vehicles. He is also a prolific author in his own right and co-author of the Haynes Tiger Tank Manual. He lives in Dorset.

About this edition

• Publisher: Haynes Publishing UK
• Publication date: 2020
• ISBN 10: 1785216872
• ISBN 13: 9781785216879
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 164