About the book: year / "Panther" is certainly one of the most famous heavy tanks that took part in the Second World War. The catalyst for the creation of this combat vehicle, which was not provided for in the Wehrmacht tank weapons system, was the Soviet T-34 tank. The Panther did not produce a mass-produced medium tank, but it did produce a mass-produced heavy tank, produced in much larger quantities than the Tiger. From the moment of its appearance at the front in 1943 until the very end of the war, this “cat of prey” was a constant headache for Soviet, American and British tank crews..