Foreign Panthers

M.P. Robinson is a Canadian author who lives with his wife and five children near Toronto, Canada. He has a BA (Hons) History from York University, and has authored or co-authored eight books and numerous articles on armoured vehicles and armoured warfare. His historical interest in politics and warfare spans from ancient times up to the present day. Colonel Thomas Seignon, an active army officer, has served in the Armour branch from platoon leader to battalion commander. Having a passion for armoured vehicles history, he has authored numerous articles plus two books on the subject and is an active member of the French tank museum board and scientific council. He is 56 years old, married and has three children, which does not prevent him from using the train on a weekly basis between the Joint Staff in Paris and his home in Saumur, in the Loire valley.

CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
PANTHERS IN THE SERVICE OF AXIS ALLIES
ASSESSING THE THREAT: ALLIED EVALUATIONS 1943–44
Soviet evaluation
British evaluation
American evaluation
IN COMBAT
The Red Army
Resistance Panthers
The British Army: ‘Deserter’ and ‘Cuckoo’
PANTHERS IN POST-WAR SERVICE
Bulgaria
Romania
Czechoslovakia
The French Army
THE PANTHER AS A TEMPLATE
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND SOURCES
INDEX