Sturmgeschtz III Assault Gun 194042
By (Author) Hilary Doyle
Illustrated by Peter Sarson
By (author) Tom Jentz
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Osprey Publishing
15th April 1996
United Kingdom
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Ordnance, weapons technology
623.4518
Paperback
48
Width 184mm, Height 248mm, Spine 5mm
196g
The workhorse of the German Army that swept across Poland, France and Russia, the Sturmgeschtz III saw service in all theatres of World War II, both in an infantry support role and as a tank destroyer. Cheaper and quicker to produce than a tank, the assault gun proved a remarkably effective weapon. Its design and development, production, capabilities and operational history are all closely examined, as is its tactical employment and organisation into units. This book uses original German combat and experience reports to show how the Sturmgeschtz fared in action, whilst also providing information on both retrofitted and production modifications.
Hilary Louis Doyle, born 1943, has written numerous books on AFV's including the Encylopedia of German Tanks. Hilary lives in Dublin with his wife and three children. Tom Jentz, born in 1946, is one of the World's leading AFV researchers and is best known for the Encyclopaedia of German Tanks. Tom lives in Maryland with his German wife and two children. Peter Sarson has produced graphic cutaways for many armoured vehicle publications, and is regarded as one of the worlds great illustrators of military vehicles. Peter lives and works in Dorset.