NEW BOOK by a leading historian of armored vehicles, summing up many years of work on the study of tanks of the III Reich and the combat use of the Panzerwaffe. A unique encyclopedia that has no equal in Russian literature and refutes many false ideas and common myths. For example, we still hear that one of the main reasons for the defeat of Nazi Germany was the insufficient number of armored vehicles. Indeed, the German industry produced ten times fewer tanks than the USSR and its Allies, however, unlike the Red Army, the Wehrmacht always fought “in the Suvorov style” - not in numbers, but in skill: the unsurpassed quality of German “panzers”, the highest level of training of tank crews, excellent organization of interaction between military branches made it possible to get by with a much smaller number of tanks and inflict colossal losses on the enemy - not only on the Eastern, but also on the Western Front. The Allies had to exchange five of their tanks for one German one. Having given a full overview and detailed analysis of both the advantages and disadvantages of all types of “panzers” - from light Pz.I, Pz.II, Pz.35(t), Pz.38(t ) and medium Pz.III Pz.IV to heavy Pz.V Panther, Pz.VI Tiger, Pz.VIB ("Royal Tiger") and super-heavy Maus, this study reveals the secret of the victories of the Panzerwaffe, which was rightfully considered the best tank forces of the Second World War and lost primacy to Soviet tankers only at the very end of the war. The gift edition is richly illustrated with exclusive drawings and photographs.