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Hitler's Tank Killer: Sturmgeschütz at War, 1940–1945 (Images of War) Kindle Edition

by Hans Seidler (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 147 ratings
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Sturmgeschtz III was originally designed as an assault weapon, but as war progressed it was increasingly used in a defensive role and evolved into an assault gun and tank destroyer. By 1943 its main role was providing anti-tank support to the units in its area of operation. This consequently led to many StuGs being destroyed in battle. Nonetheless they were very successful as tank killers and destroyed, among others, many bunkers, pillboxes and other defenses. While not considered to be a true tank because it lacked a turret, the gun was mounded directly in the hull, with a low profile to reduce vehicle heights, and had a limited lateral traverse of a few degrees in either direction. Thus, the entire vehicle had to be turned in order to acquire targets. Omitting the turret made production much simpler and less costly, enabling greater numbers to be built. Most assault guns were mounted on the chassis of a Panzer III or Panzer IV, with the resultant model being called either a StuG III or StuG IV respectively. The StuG was one of the most effective tracked vehicles of World War II, and over 10,000 of them were eventually produced.
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    Pen & Sword Military
  6. Publication date
    August 19, 2010
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About the Author

Hans Seidler is a leading collector of Second World War memorabilia and an authority on German armed forces and their equipment. His published world with Pen and Sword include Hitler’s Tank Killers – Sturmgeschütz at War 1939-1945, Luftwaffe Flak Divisions and Hitler’s Boy Soldiers, all in the Images of War Series.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B008O8H62A
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen & Sword Military; Illustrated edition (August 19, 2010)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 19, 2010
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 82015 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 227 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 147 ratings

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3.9 out of 5 stars
3.9 out of 5
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Accuracies of Photo Captions Are in Question
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Accuracies of Photo Captions Are in Question
Many photos of the short-barrel StuG III are mistaken in model identification and/or time period.An example, the first photo which appears in the Introduction Chapter was of a StuG III ausf E. It had the elongated panniers at the side of the superstructure and void of the angled armor plates. Additionally, the low profile hinges were used on the glacis plate. Since the ausf E models were produced starting in September 1941 therefore the photo could not have been taken in the Spring of 1940.
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james hicks
5.0 out of 5 stars Best book on sturmshutze
Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2022
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Many pics I have never seen.
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James C. Wolf
4.0 out of 5 stars Good pictures, needs an editor for the text.
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2020
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Interesting book about the German 'Sturmgeschutz' assault gun adaption of the PzKfw 3 tank - the book has a lot of good pictures and information, but the writing is a vit difficult to get through - could use a good editing.
Recommend, for the pictures anyway.
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jvv
3.0 out of 5 stars interesting, but very superficial
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2023
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That’s a very nice photograph, but not a lot of information as to the workings engines and guns and crew and ammunition that it carried and the tactics developed for its use
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Thomas
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Reference work
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2017
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Good reference for my military modleing
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Bradd
4.0 out of 5 stars Decent photo book
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2020
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Decent photo book. But the text is poorly written. The kindle version is a good buy. Wouldn't have spent the money on the physical book
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Russ
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2015
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Arrived safely
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chcjrbone
2.0 out of 5 stars Could have been so much better
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2011
I agree with the other reviewers. This book has a good collection of photos but the text leaves a lot to be desired. The photo captions are highly repetitive.

I would have liked to see some photos and description of the interior of the vehicle.

How could the text have been improved? How about the views of those who used it: was it reliable, how did it run, how did it compare to other assault guns? How about more detail on the engine? Where was it manufactured and more details of manufacture? The text could have been so much more detailed.
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Raymond Chu
3.0 out of 5 stars Accuracies of Photo Captions Are in Question
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2023
Many photos of the short-barrel StuG III are mistaken in model identification and/or time period.
An example, the first photo which appears in the Introduction Chapter was of a StuG III ausf E. It had the elongated panniers at the side of the superstructure and void of the angled armor plates. Additionally, the low profile hinges were used on the glacis plate. Since the ausf E models were produced starting in September 1941 therefore the photo could not have been taken in the Spring of 1940.
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Raymond Chu
3.0 out of 5 stars Accuracies of Photo Captions Are in Question
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2023
Many photos of the short-barrel StuG III are mistaken in model identification and/or time period.
An example, the first photo which appears in the Introduction Chapter was of a StuG III ausf E. It had the elongated panniers at the side of the superstructure and void of the angled armor plates. Additionally, the low profile hinges were used on the glacis plate. Since the ausf E models were produced starting in September 1941 therefore the photo could not have been taken in the Spring of 1940.
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randy c
4.0 out of 5 stars good book
Reviewed in Canada on July 8, 2021
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good book
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Empe
5.0 out of 5 stars Grande serie
Reviewed in Italy on November 1, 2021
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Testi sintetici ma ben fatti, centinaia di foto d'epoca. In offerta kindle a meno di 4 euro. Per gli appassionati di storia una miniera d'oro. Che altro ?
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Spenn
5.0 out of 5 stars Really Informative
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 12, 2020
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I really enjoyed this book and the level conversion went into,also very impressed with the images and the content explaining how the transformation of this machine developed during the WW2 preiod. I am now into other books in the series.
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squadie
4.0 out of 5 stars Squadie
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 17, 2019
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Well written book with more photos than I expected. The technical info was overbearing and repetitive as were the photos.
Overall it was an enjoyable read a and would be a good starter for readers who have just started having an interest in this subject.
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Dick Pearson
3.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad book but ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 4, 2021
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I bought this on the Kindle as I didn't want to spend money on a paper book if it wasn't that good. The book is interesting enough and has a lot of illustrations.

However, the book is neither fish nor fowl: it's not a comprehensive weapon history, it's not a technical resource, and it's not operational description. It's bits of all of them, without an y clear delineation.

On the plus side the illustrations render very well on a Kindle which is a pleasant surprise and many such books with lots of illustrations don't work well on a Kindle. It's still renders better on my Samsung tablet though.

Not good enough to tempt me to buy a paper copy.
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