| German Assault Guns on the Eastern Front Contributor(s): Wijers, Hans (Author) |
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ISBN: 0811717887 ISBN-13: 9780811717885 Publisher: Stackpole Books OUR PRICE: $23.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii |
| Dewey: 940.541 |
| LCCN: 2018040412 |
| Series: Stackpole Military Photo |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.4" W x 10.9" (1.20 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Assault guns (Sturmgesch tz in German) were armored fighting vehicles similar to tanks, with the chassis and tracks of a panzer but without the rotating turret, which allowed the mounting of a larger gun. They were usually used to support infantry assaults, but they also proved effective as tank destroyers, especially late in the war when German tank inventory diminished. Among the most famous variants are the Sturmtiger and Brummb r ("Grouch"). Hans Wijers has assembled hundreds of photos--most of them never seen anywhere before--of these vehicles at war on the Eastern Front of World War II. |