{"product_id":"tiger-battalion-507-helmut-schneider-9781784384968","title":"Tiger Battalion 507: Eyewitness Accounts from Hitler's Regiment","description":"\u003ci\u003e'May the army of millions of dead of all nations bear witness to humanity for the hope that future generations may learn to discard war as the best way to resolve their differences.'\u003c\/i\u003e - Helmut Schneider\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the little-known story of Heavy Panzer (Tiger) Battalion 507 told through the recollections of the men who fought with the unit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book was conceived during a reunion of the '507' at Rohrdorf in 1982, where it was agreed to set up an editorial committee under Helmut Schneider, himself a veteran of the battalion, to search for as many survivors of the unit as possible and gather their reminiscences. The resulting account is a treasure trove of first-hand material, from personal memories, diary entries and letters to leave passes, wartime newspaper cuttings, Wehrmacht bulletins and more than 160 photographs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe account follows the unit from its formation in 1943 and the catastrophic events on the Eastern Front, through battles on the Western Front and engagements against the American 3rd Armoured Division to the confusion of retreat, panic-stricken flight and Soviet captivity in the closing stages of the war. Honest and unflinching, this remarkable collection of autobiographies offers a glimpse into life in Hitler's panzer division and is a stark testimony of a generation that sacrificed its best years to the war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the first English-language translation of the work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Helmut Schneider\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1784384968\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781784384968\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenhill Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 7.00w x 1.10d","brand":"Helmut Schneider","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46721363181823,"sku":"9781784384968","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6db7d131-b1fd-4efe-84c9-833615a2d09c.jpg?v=1742752637","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tiger-battalion-507-helmut-schneider-9781784384968","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}