Michael Wittmann and the Tiger Commanders of the Leibstandarte Tapa dura - 1996

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: J. J. Fedorowicz, 2005. 576 pages, 700 photographs, 34 maps and 4 orders of battle. Traces the life and career of the most famous tanker of World War II, SS-Hauptsturmführer Michael Wittmann, and his comrades in the Tiger company of the 1. SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler, which later evolved into a separate tank battalion, schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 101 (501). Brings the story of Wittmann and other Tiger commanders alive by presenting innumerable first-hand accounts of surviving soldiers of these famous formations. As well as being a combat biography of Michael Wittmann this book is an excellent unit history of schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 101 (501) that continues beyond Wittmann’s death until the end of the war.. Glossy Hard Cover/Boards. As New/As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Limited Edition.

J J Fedorowicz, 1996-04-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 12x9x1. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Edges bumped. Clean, unmarked pages. viii, 568 p. : ill. ; 31 cm. <br> Michael Wittmann was a German Waffen-SS tank commander during the Second World War. Wittmann rose to the rank of SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer (captain) and was a Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross holder. He was credited with the destruction of 138 tanks and 132 anti-tank guns, along with an unknown number of other armoured vehicles, making him one of Germany's top scoring panzer aces, together with Johannes Bolter, Ernst Barkmann, Otto Carius and Kurt Knispel who was the top scoring ace of the war with 168 tank kills. Wittmann is most famous for his ambush of elements of the British 7th Armoured Division, during the Battle of Villers-Bocage on 13 June 1944. While in command of a single Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger he destroyed up to 14 tanks and 15 personnel carriers along with 2 anti-tank guns within the space of 15 minutes.… Leer más

J J Fedorowicz. very nice copy; larger-format . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1996.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: J J Fedorowicz, 1996. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Hardcover. Illustrated throughout. Corners slightly bumped, and some slight foxing to edges. Otherwise clean, tight, and unmarked. A sound and handsome copy, neat and bright.

Winnipeg, MB, Canada: J. J. Fedorowicz, 1996. The outstanding German tank commander of WWII and the Tiger tanks of the 1st SS Panzer Division "Adolf Hitler". The legendary man and the legendary tank. Wittmann received the Knights Cross with the Swords & Oakleaves for his achievements on the Russian Front, and was killed in action in Normandy. 352 pages + 150 pages with over 600 photos, maps, large format. Now out of print - difficult to find. Clean no marks. 1st Edition. Glossy Hard Cover/Boards. As New/No Jacket Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.