Osprey - Super Heavy Tanks Of World War II

A handy and informative history

At 42 pages, this is a handy and informative guide to super-heavy tanks in the period 1918 to 1949. After a brief discussion of the K-Wagen (including an interesting photograph of one being built at the Riebe Works, Berlin) the following vehicles are examined: Char 2C; FCM F1; TOG; KV-4; Maus, E-100; Jadgtiger; the Japanese O-I; the T-28 and the A39 Tortoise. The book discusses the development, testing, service [where relevant] and eventual fate of each of the vehicle types. The photographs are clear and informative and there are useful colour vehicle profiles and two 'in action' colour plates. This is a very good history of the type and one of the best books on the subject, short of the in-depth and more expensive specialist texts.