Tigers in the Mud The Combat Career of German Panzer Commander Otto Carius,9780811729116

Tigers in the Mud The Combat Career of German Panzer Commander Otto Carius

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9780811729116
ISBN10: 0811729117
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-08-01
Publisher(s): Stackpole Books
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Summary

No German tank better represents that thundering power than the infamous Tiger tank, and Otto Carius was one of the most successful commanders to ever take a Tiger into battle, destroying well over 150 enemy tanks during his incredible career.

Author Biography

Otto Carius won the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves for his bravery during WWII.

Table of Contents

Publisher's Acknowledgments ix
Foreword to the English-Language Edition xi
Dedication xiii
Foreword to the German Edition xv
The Fatherland Calls 1(4)
In Napoleon's Wake 5(5)
The First T34s 10(2)
Back With the Old Gang 12(2)
A Catastrophe 14(5)
In Brittany 19(2)
Portrait of the "Tiger" 21(4)
On an Express Train to the Leningrad Front 25(8)
Defensive Battle at Newel 33(11)
Retreat to the Narwa 44(9)
"Old Fritz" 53(8)
The Front Held at Narwa 61(12)
Calm Before the Storm 73(11)
Ivan Attacks 84(13)
Mutiny in the Bunker 97(3)
"Operation Strachwitz" 100(9)
The Night Was Hell 109(3)
Fact or Fiction? 112(5)
In Praise of the "Tiger" 117(3)
Failure and Farewell 120(17)
Knight's Cross at the Hospital 137(9)
The German Fighters Didn't Show 146(5)
"Report immediately to the unit" 151(2)
Refusal to Obey Orders 153(9)
Defensive Fighting at Dünaburg 162(4)
The Ambush 166(8)
A Fateful Difference of Opinion 174(6)
Knocking on Death's Door! 180(9)
Rapid Recovery in the Hospital 189(5)
A Visit with Heinrich Himmler 194(9)
The Catastrophe Looms 203(3)
The Ruhr Pocket 206(6)
The Chaos Grows 212(4)
A Strange City Commandant 216(6)
Approaching the End 222(4)
The Heathens are Often the Better Christians 226(2)
In Closing 228(1)
Afterword to the English-Language Edition 229(3)
Glossary 232(6)
Documents: Notes to First Six Documents 238(72)
Document 1: After-Action Report
239(9)
Document 2: Technical After-Action Report
248(8)
Document 3: After-Action Report for the Period from March 17 to 21, 1944
256(4)
Document 4: Secret
260(3)
Document 5: After-Action Report on the Employment of the staff, 2nd Company, and 3rd Company of the 502nd Heavy Panzer Battalion in the Area of the 18th Army in the Period from June 24 to 30, 1944
263(12)
Document 6: After-Action Report on the Employment of the 502nd Heavy Panzer Battalion in the 16th Army Sector from July 4 to August 17, 1944
275(35)
Appendix 310(51)
Index 361

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