Ferdinand and Elefant Tank Destroyer

by Thomas Anderson

Overview

This is the story of the largest and statistically most successful tank destroyer of World War II. The Ferdinand was a true behemoth, and although only 91 examples were built, they took a savage toll of Soviet armour in the Battle of Kursk and subsequent operations on the Eastern Front. This study explores the technical development and combat deployment of this remarkable vehicle, from its' origins in the Porsche Tiger Tank through its deployment under the designation 'Ferdinand' in the Citadel offensive, to its modification and redesignation as the 'Elefant' and final use in the desperate Battle of Berlin. Drawing on original archival material from within Germany, private collections and heretofore unpublished photographs this title is an essential illustrated history to one of the most famous armoured vehicles ever built.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472813473
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	04/20/2015
Series:	General Military
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	57 MB
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About the Author

A German national, Thomas Anderson is a specialist in the German Armoured Fighting Vehicle of World War II. He has spent decades trawling the archives throughout Germany and the rest of Europe to discover little known facts and never previously published photographs of the might of the Blitzkrieg. A modeller, he regularly contributes to popular modelling and historical magazines across the globe including Military Modelcraft International (UK), Steel Art (Italy), Historia Militar (Spain) and Batailles & Blindes (France) as well as many others. He has previously published a three-volume history of Sturmartillerie/Sturmgeschutz in German which is due for release in English in the next year.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

Chapter 1 New Weapons 14

Chapter 2 Birth of a Regiment 88

Chapter 3 Kursk -PzJgRgt 656 on the Attack 102

Chapter 4 From Kursk to Nikopol 128

Chapter 5 Reconditioning in the Reich 162

Chapter 6 Combat in Italy 172

Chapter 7 Back in Russia 196

Chapter 8 Decline 232

Index 252