Tigers in the Mud: The Combat Career of German Panzer Commander Otto CariusStackpole Books, 1 aug 2003 - 408 pagina's WWII began with a metallic roar as the German Blitzkrieg raced across Europe, spearheaded by the most dreaded weapon of the 20th century: the Panzer. |
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The Fatherland Calls 1 | 1 |
In Napoleons Wake 5 | 5 |
The First T34s 10 | 10 |
Back With the Old Gang 12 | 12 |
A Catastrophe 14 | 14 |
In Brittany 19 | 19 |
Portrait of the Tiger 21 | 21 |
On an Express Train to the Leningrad Front 25 | 25 |
The German Fighters Didnt Show 146 | 146 |
Report immediately to the unit 151 | 151 |
Refusal to Obey Orders 153 | 153 |
Defensive Fighting at Dünaburg 162 | 162 |
The Ambush 166 | 166 |
A Fateful Difference of Opinion 174 | 174 |
Knocking on Deaths Door 180 | 180 |
Rapid Recovery in the Hospital 189 | 189 |
MAP 1 32 | 32 |
Defensive Battle at Newel 33 | 33 |
Retreat to the Narwa 44 | 44 |
Old Fritz 53 | 53 |
The Front Held at Narwa 61 | 61 |
MAP 2 62 | 62 |
Calm Before the Storm 73 | 73 |
Ivan Attacks 84 | 84 |
Mutiny in the Bunker 97 | 97 |
Operation Strachwitz 100 | 100 |
The Night Was Hell 109 | 109 |
Fact or Fiction? 112 | 112 |
In Praise of the Tiger 117 | 117 |
Failure and Farewell 120 | 120 |
PHOTO SECTION | 128 |
Knights Cross at the Hospital 137 | 137 |
Attack against the Judennase 138 | 138 |
A Visit with Heinrich Himmler 194 | 194 |
The Catastrophe Looms 203 | 203 |
The Ruhr Pocket 206 | 206 |
The Chaos Grows 212 | 212 |
A Strange City Commandant 216 | 216 |
Approaching the End 222 | 222 |
The Heathens are Often the Better Christians 226 | 226 |
In Closing 228 | 228 |
Afterword to the EnglishLanguage Edition 229 | 229 |
Glossary 232 | 232 |
Documents | 237 |
Appendix 309 | 309 |
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Other Titles in the Series | 366 |
Back Cover | 385 |
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