Tiger I in action, 1942-1945

Tiger I in action

In April 1941, two months prior to operation « Barbarossa, » Adolf Hitler ordered the development of a heavy tank, armed with the famed 88 mm gun. This tank became a legend in its own time. Feared by its adversaries and liked by its crews, the Tiger etched its mark in history and the legend carries on, 60 years after the end of the war.

This compilation of the two volumes dealing with Tiger units on the Eastern front, the Western front, and Africa, features almost a thousand period pictures, mostly unpublished, and more than 80 full-colour plates by the author : tank profiles, details of markings and insignia, camouflage, and a short history of each Tiger unit.

This edition has been revised and augmented, with more accurate captions as to dates and locales, together with new illustrations and a chapter on additional units.

Jean Restayn, who contributes to « Militaria Magazine » and « Steelmasters, » two of Histoire & Collection's wide range of hobby magazine, is a renowned illustrator, specializing in AFVs of the world wars.

His knowledge of tank comouflage and markings is compounded by his pictorial talents.