The final years of World War II saw the legendary Panzerwaffe face its most
difficult challenges, with Allied troops landing at Normandy and storming across
the continent and the Russians gaining the upper hand on the Eastern Front. As
Germany fought fiercely to hold on to the advantages gained in the early years,
they relied heavily on the Panzer IV, the Panzer V Panther and the StuG
III – the backbone of their infamous armoured divisions – to hold back
their advancing opponents. This second volume on the Panzerwaffe offers a
comprehensive guide to the final years of Germany's most famous fighting force,
covering the further use of the Panzer IV, the role played by the StuG III
assault gun and the battlefield debut of the formidable Panther. Explosive
combat reports and rare archive photographs help uncover the final years of the
Panzers, from their defence against the D-Day landings and the role they played
in the Ardennes Offensive to their valiant last stand in Berlin.
Author Biography
A German national, Thomas Anderson is a specialist on the German Armoured
Fighting Vehicles of World War II. He has spent decades trawling the archives
throughout Germany and the rest of Europe to discover little-known facts and
never previously published photographs of the might of the Blitzkrieg.
A modeller, he regularly contributes to popular modelling and historical
magazines across the globe, including Military Modelcraft International (UK),
Steel Art (Italy), Historia Militar (Spain) and Batailles & Blindes (France)
as well as many others.
