Their latest book from Pen & Sword's series on military vehicles concentrates on the Panther medium tank in the last months of the war. Often called the father of the main battle tank, the Panther was well liked by its crews and was an impressive opponent. It was well armed, well armored, and fairly fast. It suffered from a fairly weak transmission, and frankly, it was somewhat over-engineered. It also was difficult to recover from the battlefield when it was disabled, but that was not a fault of the tank, but more the inability of the German army to get to them.

For those not familiar with this series of books, it starts with a brief history of the vehicle in question. Then it moves to a brief look at the various units that were operating the vehicle during the time and place covered by the book. Even this late in the war, a goodly number of units operated the type so the unit histories are understandably short.  The next section is my favorite which are a series of two large full color profiles per page based on period photographs. It then moves onto model articles using the most modern kits available in both 1/48 and 1/35. The rest of the modeling section of the book cover kits of the subject along with aftermarket items. Finally there are technical details and modifications. This makes for an excellent publication that is useful to both the enthusiast and modeler alike. I enjoy each of these volumes and I know you will as well.

October 2026

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