Osprey - Panzerfaust and Panzerschreck Tank StuG the 761st Tank Battalion was

the 761st Tank Battalion was forged in a devils cauldron of heat and prejudice at Camp Claiborne

followed by a variety of armoured cars

The series will include all levels of soldiers from the Tiger-abteilung commanders

Beginning as a scratch force in Africa

The evolution of the Whippet is examined in detail

Osprey - Panzerfaust and Panzerschreck Tank StuG the 761st Tank Battalion wasBy Gordon L Rottman Paperback One of World War II's most distinctive weapons, the Panzerfaust was a low cost, simple, single shot, throwaway weapon that offered infantrymen the ability to destroy enemy tanks at close ranges. Germany had begun World War II with several inadequate antitank weapons for infantry use, supplemented by improvised and captured weapons and, from 1942, a hand delivered 3kg antitank shaped charge. As the fortunes of war turned