The German Tiger I was the most feared battle tank of the Second World
War. Its invincibility lay in its main 8.8cm gun and heavy defensive
armour. Tiger Tank gives a rare insight into acquiring, owning and
operating one of these awesome fighting machines, using the UK's Tank
Museum's Tiger 131 - the only Tiger I in the world that has been
restored to full running order.
In addition to offering unique insights into maintenance and driving the
Tiger, the book includes vivid personal recollections from wartime
German tank crewmen and reveals what it was like to operate this 57-ton
giant in combat.
It was written by a team of experts from the Tank Museum who were
closely involved with the strip-down and rebuild of the Tiger I. David
Fletcher is a historian, a prolific author and a world expert on tanks.
David Willey is a curator, and Mike Hayton is workshop manager. Other
members of the writing team include volunteers Darren Hayton and Steven
Vase, Mike Gibb of the SdKfz Military Vehicle Foundation and David
Schofield, a specialist in forensic science.