Review

Written by Wolfgang Schneider (author of Tigers in Combat Vol. I and II), Panzertaktik covers German armored tactics of the Second World War. Concentrating on small unit actions, battalion sized and smaller, Schneider goes into fantastic detail of how German armor was used. The book is 512 pages long with over 600 photos, so it is worth the price just in the reference photos alone.

It covers offensive operations, defensive operations, unit movements, Reconnaissance, Command and Control, Logistics and Maintenance, Combined Arms Operations, Life in a Tank, Training and Gunnery, and Armor Tactics today and tomorrow. Panzertaktik reads almost like an operational manual, giving the reader an idea of how armor crews lived, and what they did when not experiencing combat actions. One really gets a sense of how it must of been to hop in a Panzer IV or Tiger during World War II. The reader gets a look on how important and in-depth crew training was which was absolutely critical, as well trained crews are able to operate despite a constant fear. Not only is the book useful to modelers, but it could be useful to war gamers , giving them ideas on armor tactics. A great read.