{"product_id":"foreign-panthers-9781472831811","title":"Foreign Panthers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA study of the little-known career of Germany's Panther, perhaps the greatest tank of World War II, in foreign hands both during and after the war.   The Panther was arguably the most successful medium tank design of World War II, demonstrated by the number of Germany's enemies that used them after, and even during the war.   While some were used by the Western Allies, the Russians used the greatest number of captured Panthers against Nazi Germany, though they did not find much favour thanks to their mechanical unreliability and difficulty in acquiring spare parts. After the war, they were mostly passed on to satellite states such as Bulgaria and Romania. The French army also used them in significant numbers after the war with approximately 50 in service from 1946 to 1950, and they were a significant influence on future French tank design.   Using detailed artwork and contemporary photographs, this fascinating book tells the little-known story of the Panther tank in foreign hands in Wo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003esome fine artwork from Henry Morshead, which I think modellers will especially enjoy as they offer plenty of idea for those wanting to build a model Panther in an interesting and unusual set of colours and markings -- Robin Buckland * Military Model Scene *\u003cbr\u003eOverall an excellent reference work on an interesting subject, useful for armour buff or modeller. * Army Rumour Service *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS INTRODUCTION  PANTHERS IN THE SERVICE OF AXIS ALLIES  ASSESSING THE THREAT: ALLIED EVALUATIONS 1943–44   Soviet evaluation  British evaluation  American evaluation IN COMBAT   The Red Army  Resistance Panthers  The British Army: ‘Deserter’ and ‘Cuckoo’ PANTHERS IN POST-WAR SERVICE   Bulgaria  Romania  Czechoslovakia  The French Army THE PANTHER AS A TEMPLATE  BIBLIOGRAPHY AND SOURCES  INDEX","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408759628119,"sku":"9781472831811","price":10.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472831811.jpg?v=1730504099","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/foreign-panthers-9781472831811","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}