{"product_id":"hitlers-panther-tank-battalions-1943-1945-rare-photographs-from-wartimes-archives-9781526765451","title":"Hitler's Panther Tank Battalions, 1943-1945: Rare Photographs from Wartimes Archives","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ian Baxter\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Pen \u0026amp; Sword Military\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Pen \u0026amp; Sword Military\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Wars \u0026amp; Conflicts - World War II - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCovers the many Panther variants and supporting vehicles with over 250 supporting photographs.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom July 1943 to the Nazis' final defeat in May 1945 the Panther main battle tank and its variants were the mainstay of Germany's armored forces. This superbly engineered fighting vehicle offered a lethal combination of firepower, mobility and protection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs this classic \u003ci\u003eImages of War\u003c\/i\u003e series title reveals, the Panther saw nonstop fighting on the Eastern, Western, and Italian fronts. Using rare and often unpublished contemporary photographs with full captions and authoritative text, it provides a comprehensive coverage of elite Panther battalions in action.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book traces the development of the Panther, for example into tank hunter (Panzerjäger), and also covers the other supporting vehicles that formed part of the Panther battalions' establishment. These included armored recovery, Bergepanther, halftracks, Sd.kfz.2 Kettenrad, gun tractors and communications vehicles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pen \u0026 Sword Military","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45045493760151,"sku":"9781526765451","price":1329.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781526765451.webp?v=1769216727","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/hitlers-panther-tank-battalions-1943-1945-rare-photographs-from-wartimes-archives-9781526765451","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}