Panzer VIII Maus - Germany: Books - History, Types and Construction

Kampfpanzer Maus : The Porsche Type 205 Super-Heavy Tank

In 1944 the Maus giant battle tank, weighing almost 190 tons, was supposed to help turn the Wehrmachts fortunes of war on the Eastern Front. Just two prototypes of this monster were delivered, for its undeniable advantagestremendous firepower and virtually impenetrable armorwere outweighed by the disadvantages of its slowness, excessive use of materials in construction, and fuel consumption so high that it was, by that time, far beyond the Germans ability to supply.

With this volume, Michael Fröhlich continues the legendary Spielberger series and delves into one of the most curious military vehicles produced by Germanythe Maus super-heavy tank.
For the first time, this book tells the complete story of this vehicle, including its inner workings, accompanied by many previously unpublished illustrations. But that is not all: the book includes another novelty, the complete operating instructions for the tanks crew!

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German Superheavy Panzer Projects of World War II: Wehrmacht Concepts and Designs

Tank design bureaus first became involved in the development of very heavy tanks after WWI. In addition to the militaries of Germany and England, the Soviet Union was also fascinated by these monsters.
Behind it was the concept of transferring the heavy armament of naval warfare to land warfare. These superheavy vehicles were to move across the land the way battleships moved on the sea, and were to be capable of simultaneously defeating enemy forces from any direction.

In this follow-up to his highly regarded work on the Panzerkampfwagen "Maus," Michael Fröhlich turns his attention to the other superheavy Wehrmacht designs, such as the Grille 17, the Löwe VK 7001, the Räumer S, the Mörser Bär, the E-100 (successor to the Maus), and the 1,100-ton Urling armored howitzer.
Fröhlich comprehensively describes their development, technology, and testing, and the eventual fate of those vehicles that were built or only projected. Many rare and never-before-published photographs and drawings of the vehicles complement this unique work.

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German Heavy Fighting Vehicles of the Second World War : From Tiger to E-100

The German army faced tanks of superior size, armor and firepower from the outset of World War II. Although their Panzerwaffen handled the Polish campaign, war with France meant confronting superior heavy and medium tanks like the Char B and Somua, with 47 mm high velocity cannon that penetrated German tank armor with ease. French infantry disposed of effective antitank weapons and a portion of their 75 mm field guns were detailed as antitank guns.
Even greater challenges emerged with the Russo-German War, for the Germans had no initial answer to the KV-1 heavy tank and T-34 medium.

The successive technical shocks of superior tanks introduced by each side produced a gun-armor race that continued in some manner even after the war's end. The Germans placed a premium on technological quality and superiority over mass production, for which their industry (and, arguably, their regime) remained rather unsuited.
Not satisfied with the advantage they obtained with the Tiger and Panther series tanks, the army leadership and Adolf Hitler himself pushed for larger and more powerful tanks than had ever been built.

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Les chars du programme E : Les Panzer de la dernière chance

In the minds of industrialists and Hitler, if it wanted to resist its adversaries, the Third Reich had to win the battle of innovation by producing equipment so superior that it would have no rivals on the ground and that the balance would tip in its favor again.
Quantity being definitively in favor of the United States and the Soviet Union which produced plethora of Medium Tanks M4 Sherman and medium tanks T-34/76, all that remained, in the eyes of German officials, was to continue to focus on quality while standardizing the components as much as possible and this was the whole point of the Entwicklungstype (standard types) program which was validated in April 1943.

The guiding idea is therefore to rationalize as much as possible the parts and other mechanical organs of the different armored vehicles, intended to equip the Wehrmacht and the Waffen SS, to simplify their factory production, and therefore increase the number of vehicles available, while facilitating logistics and maintenance in the field.

Richly illustrated with 3D views, this book sheds light on the E-10 and E-25 tank destroyers, and on the E-50, E-75 and E-100 tanks, the heaviest of which must exceed 100 tons and be armed with a 12.8cm gun.

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Kampfpanzer Maus - Der überschwere Panzer Porsche Typ 205

In 1944, the almost 150-ton battle tank giant "Maus", whose name could hardly have been chosen more trivially, was supposed to help turn the Wehrmacht's fortunes on the Eastern Front.
But things turned out differently. Only two prototypes were built, because the disadvantages of the super-heavy combat vehicle outweighed its advantages.

In this volume, Wolfgang Fröhlich devotes himself to one of the most curious military vehicles produced in Germany. Supported by many pictures, he brings the development, history and technical inner workings of the vehicle to the reader in an exciting and easy-to-understand way.

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Schwere Panzer der Wehrmacht - Von der 12,8 cm Flak bis zum Jagdtiger

Alarmed by the Soviet Union's powerful T-34 tanks in World War II - the Wehrmacht had nothing of equal value to counter them at the time - the Germans began a race to develop heavy and extremely heavy battle tanks.

Michael Fröhlich devotes himself to other, sometimes strange, heavyweights in his usual meticulous and competent manner. The weapons, technology and development history of the "Sturen Emil", the "Löwen VK 7201", the "Jagdtiger" and the Maus successor "E-100" and the "Urling" tank mortar are presented in detail.

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Überschwere Panzerprojekte - Konzepte und Entwürfe der Wehrmacht

Alarmed by the large, powerful T-34 tanks of the Soviets in World War II, which the Wehrmacht had nothing of equal value to counter at the time, the Germans also began a race to develop heavy and extremely heavy battle tanks.

In this volume, Michael Fröhlich deals meticulously and competently with the heavyweights with which the Wehrmacht sought to turn the tide of war.
The technology and development history of the "Grille", the "Löwe" VK 7201, the "Bär", the Maus successor E-100, the tank mortar "Urling" and the gigantic "P 1000" are presented in detail.

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