Pershing Vs Tiger
Germany 1945
Author Steven J Zaloga
Year 2017
ISBN 978-1-4728-1716-7
Language English
Binding Paperback
Pages 80
Size 182mm x 245mm (9.25”x12.5”)
Price £12.99
During World War Two’s final battles on the Western Front the German’s Tiger 1 clashed with the USA’s newly-fielded M26 Pershing. Tiger I, soon to be superseded by the King Tiger, had been in operation since 1942 but the Pershing only entered combat in February1945 leaving only a short window of time for this Osprey ‘dual’ title to explore.
Battles between heavy tanks capture the imagination of most people with an interest in armour, particularly when one considers the legendary status of the Tiger tank. This book goes a long way to dispel myths and paint a real picture of what it must have been like to be present in those times.
The heavily armoured Tiger tank appeared to German strategists to be the answer to the large numbers of allied medium tanks. Though only relatively few Tiger I and Tiger II tanks saw action in the west they were used with devastating effect, hence their fearsome reputation, despite being notoriously unreliable.
The Pershing, an American heavy tank was the result of a development project t…
