Germany’s Panther Tank: The Quest for Combat Supremacy (Schiffer Military/Aviation History) Hardcover – January 6, 1997

If there is one book you must have on the Panther this is probably it. It shows the timeline for design and development of the Panther and has some of the best Line drawings you will see anywhere. It covers most areas of interest relevant to this Iconic vehicle. The book is very well laid out and has a high quality feel to it. I enjoyed the book and wished there was a second volume to read.

Another excellent book on the German Panther tank

It is written in the usual Jentz quality. He is an expert in german tanks. But if you want to own this book you should look for Spielbergers book too. Jentz worked for Spielberger and this book mostly concentrates on new founds and continous Spielbergs work. You should own both of them.

Very nice historical reference of a very beautiful tank. Make an effort to buy a used copy and save some $$.

"Germanys Panther Tank: The Quest for Combat Supremacy", by Thomas L. Jentz, is a book that completely describes, illustrates, and provides details about the German World War II Panther tank, initially designated as the Panzerkampfwagen V Panther.The Panther was developed in direct response to the Russian T-34 and KV-1 tanks encountered in the 1941 German invasion of the Soviet Union, which were clearly superior to any tank fielded by the Germans. As a result of this shock, the Germans formed the "Panther Commission" to design a counter to these tanks. Interestingly enough, the name "Panther" wasn't meant to be a name for the ensuing tank, just for the commission, but it carried over as a nickname once the tank entered production, and was made the official name in 1944.Mr Jentz's book details the development of the Panther from the Panther Commission and the two prototypes fielded by competing manufacturers, all of the various models (in German, Ausfuhrung, or Ausf.), variants, proposed models and modifications that never made it into full production, and some operational history. The author lists and describes all of the changes - and there were a lot - that were made to each of the models, as well as providing numerous pictures and scale drawings of the tanks and important sub-components.The operational history provided is of the nature of reports, mainly written by German officers (including Generaloberst Heinz Guderian), detailing the strengths, weaknesses, and flaws of the Panther in battle and its maintenance issues. There are also summaries of how many Panthers were operational versus destroyed or under repair for several units that used the Panther.This is not a book about the "Panther in Combat", so don't buy this if you're looking for that kind of book. This is for the modeler, historian, serious World War II buff, or "tread-head", and is more of a serious reference book than a fun read. It gives you the complete history of the development, production, and changes to the Panther, and is probably the only book you'll ever need from a technical point of view. I recommend this book to the above audiences.

This book along with Panzer Tracts 5-1,2,3, and 4 on the Panther, are the best by far!!!Absolutely necessary for the Panther fan, and modeler.

another book with the technical abilities of the fighting qualities of the Wehrmacht and SS panzer divisions of ww2

This book is exactly as described by the seller.