The new book from Fonthill Media deals with the German Heavy Fighting Vehicles of the Second World War, From Tiger to E-100

The German Army faced tanks of superior size, armour and firepower from the
outset of the Second World War. Although their Panzerwaffen handled the Polish campaign, war with France meant confronting superior heavy and medium tanks like the Char B and Somua, with 47-mm high-velocity cannon that penetrated German armour with ease.

Even greater challenges emerged with the Russo-German War, for the Germans had no initial answer to the KV-1 heavy tank and T-34 medium. The successive technical shocks of superior tanks introduced by each side produced a gun-armour race that continued in some manner even after the
war’s end.

The Germans placed a premium on technological quality andsuperiority over mass production, for which their industry remained unsuited.
Not satisfied with the advantage they obtained with the Tiger and Panther tanks,
the Army and Hitler pushed for larger and more powerful tanks.

The book is a paperback volume of 160 pages, with 27 colour images and 59 B/W ones.

It has been written by Kenneth W. Estes, a 1969 Naval Academy graduate and tank officer who served in the U.S. Marine Corps until his retirement in 1993.