The German Tiger I and Tiger II (known to the Allies as the 'King
Tiger' or 'Royal Tiger') were the most famous and formidable heavy
tanks of the Second World War. In their day their awesome
reputation inspired such apprehension among Allied soldiers that
the weaknesses of these brilliant but flawed designs tended to be
overlooked. Anthony Tucker-Jones, in this illustrated history,
tells the story of their conception and development and reconsiders
their operational history, and he dispels the legends and
misunderstandings that have grown up around them. The Tigers were
over-engineered, required raw materials that were in short supply,
were time-consuming to manufacture and difficult to recover from
the battlefield. Only around 1,300 of the Tiger I and fewer than
500 of the Tiger II were produced, so they were never going to make
anything more than a local impact on the outcome of the fighting on
the Western and Eastern fronts. Yet the myth of the Tigers, with
their 88mm guns, thick armour and brutal profiles, has grown over
time to the extent that they are regarded as the deadliest tanks of
the Second World War. Anthony Tucker-Jones's expert account of
these remarkable fighting vehicles is accompanied by a series of
colour plates showing the main variants of the designs and the
common ancillary equipment and unit markings. His book is an
essential work of reference for enthusiasts.
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