Panther vs Sherman: Battle of the Bulge 1944 (Duel)

In this book Steven J Zaloga offers a fascinating comparison of the combat performance of the two most important tanks involved in the crucial fighting of 1944, the Sherman and the Panther. Examining the design and development of both tanks, Zaloga notes the obvious superiority that the Panther had over the Sherman and how the highly engineered German tank was eventually beaten back, not necessarily by the improvements made to the Sherman, but rather by the superior numbers of tanks that the Allies were able to put into the field. Putting the reader into the heart of this battle between quality and quantity Zaloga examines the tactical intricacies of the battles between these two rivals. Using a compelling account of the ferocious fighting in the Ardennes region to explain the successes and failures of each tank he also highlights the fact that a tank can only be as good as its crew, weighing up the impact of low morale, high cost and mediocre crew training on the Panthers superiority. Packed with full-colour battlescenes, technical drawings, photographs, digital gunsight views, extracts from crew training manuals and real combat reports, this book brings to life the titanic battles between the Sherman and the Panther. panther001.jpg......Page 1 panther003.jpg......Page 2 panther004.jpg......Page 3 panther005.jpg......Page 4 panther006.jpg......Page 5 panther007.jpg......Page 6 panther015.jpg......Page 7 panther016.jpg......Page 8 panther017.jpg......Page 9 panther018.jpg......Page 11 panther019.jpg......Page 12 panther020.jpg......Page 13 panther021.jpg......Page 14 panther022.jpg......Page 15 panther023.jpg......Page 16 panther024.jpg......Page 17 panther025.jpg......Page 18 panther027.jpg......Page 19 panther028.jpg......Page 20 panther029.jpg......Page 21 panther030.jpg......Page 22 panther031.jpg......Page 23 panther032.jpg......Page 24 panther033.jpg......Page 25 panther034.jpg......Page 26 panther035.jpg......Page 27 panther036.jpg......Page 28 panther037.jpg......Page 29 panther038.jpg......Page 30 panther039.jpg......Page 31 panther040.jpg......Page 32 panther041.jpg......Page 33 panther042.jpg......Page 34 panther043.jpg......Page 35 panther044.jpg......Page 36 panther045.jpg......Page 37 panther046.jpg......Page 38 panther047.jpg......Page 39 panther048.jpg......Page 40 panther049.jpg......Page 41 panther050.jpg......Page 42 panther002.jpg......Page 43 In this book Steven J Zaloga offers a fascinating comparison between the two most important tanks involved in the crucial fighting of 1944, the American Sherman and the German Panther. Placing the reader in the heart of this battle between quality and quantity Zaloga uses a compelling account of the ferocious fighting during the Battle of the Bulge to explain the successes and failures of each tank, highlighting the fact that a tank can only be as good as its crew, weighing up the impact of low morale, high cost and mediocre crew training on the Panther's superiority. With full-colour battlescenes, technical drawings, photographs, digital gunsight views, extracts from crew training manuals and real combat reports, this book brings the titanic battles between the Panther and Sherman to life. "Did the Sherman or Panther display greater combat value on the battlefields in World War II? This book will be a fascinating comparison of combat performance of two of the most important tanks during the crucial fighting of 1944 as Germany struggled to regain its former dominance of the European battlefields. All tank designs attempt to balance the essential technical triad of armor, mobility and firepower. Analyzing the design and development of each tank, Steven Zaloga concludes that the Panther was clearly a superior tank to the Sherman. But this alone is not enough to ensure one tank is victorious over another in combat. Instead tactical circumstances are often more critical. Who saw the enemy first? Who fired first? This book provides a compelling account of the ferocious fighting in the Ardennes region to explain the successes and failures of each tank."--Jacket