Combat History of schwere Panzer-Abteilung 508, In Action in Italy with the Tiger I

Great book on this unit, read plenty of books on the tiger tank, but this one stays focus on just this unit. The book tells the history from start to finish. The story is also covered by the individual members of units as they served in different campaigns and different jobs within the battalion. After reading it was interesting to see that this unit did not recieve the up-graded tiger II tank and this unit continued to fight as an anti-tank unit with individual weapons at the tank school.

If you are a student of the heavy Tiger Battalions or simply armored warfare during WWII, this is a "must-have" book. Like all of the books in this series, there are detailed action accounts, personal recollections, charts, and best-of-all, outstanding photos gathered by veterans of the batallion that have never been published before. An outstanding addition to any WWII library and a suberbly high quality book. I highly recommend acquiring all of the hardbound books in this series before they're gone. If you're a Tiger tank history buff, don't think twice, the book is definitely worth the expense.

HB-no dj///9 x12"///188glossy pages///198 BW photos///12 color profiles///6 pages tank company numbers.// Hope this helps,,cap

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This book in similar vein to the published historys of the 503rd and 507th Tiger tank battalions, follows the formation, combat and eventual surrender of the 508th Tiger battalion.Written by former members of the battalion, who no doubt contributed to the wonderful photos from their personal albums,makes this a very interesting study of one of the two "Italian Tiger Units".The book published as usual by JJ Fedorowicz is printed on fine glossy paper for excellent photo reproduction and has 10 pages of colour artwork from renowned artist Jean Restayn.At a little over 188 pages the book is packed with over 199 photographs and unit organisational charts, and makes for a very easy read.As usual the thing about these books I find fascinating is the recollections from the veterans who manned these tanks. They give us a rare glimpse into the daily life both at rest and in combat of a Tiger Tanker.As with any JJF book the photo selection is superb and features many full page photos with the rest half page.The 508th was formed in September 1943 and fought exclusively on the Italian front with the Tiger 1 in what was not ideal Tiger country.The windy and narrow roads caused many a breakdown and large numbers of Tigers lost by this battalion were not through enemy action, but as a result of crews destroying their tanks to avoid them being left to the Allies.First seeing action at the Anzio landing where it took part in a ferocious counterattack,the 508th fought its way back up Italy where it gave a good account of itself.It was effectively disbanded in February 1945 when it handed over its remaing Tigers to the 504th Tiger Battalion.Sent to Germany to train on the King Tiger, the unit never received this tank and fought out its last days as infantrymen.This is another great Tiger history and is an excellent addition to any library or personal bookcase. It is highly recommended

I have been collecting for many years books published by John Fedorowicz from Canada!! Mr. Fedorowicz uses the BEST paper material in his books!! In addition, the information within these books is very thorough along with the photographs complete a precise history not found in American books!! I am extremely pleased to purchase books from Mr. Fedorowicz cause they're made to last and have information not easily found with other authors!!This book on the 'Armored Tank Battalion 508' is a documentary worth every penny, to me!! I do not profess the Nazi Idologly but accurate history on whom our American Military personnel had to fight and die to defend FREEDOM!!! Thank God The Germans did not have the necessary time and materials to make more of these Tiger Tanks against the ALLIES!!!

Excellent book, supplied by a very efficient bookseller who I can recommend without any hesitation