The German 88: The Most Famous Gun of the Second World War

Terry Gander

Oct 2009 · Pen and Sword

About this eBook

The German 88 mm guns became the most famous and feared artillery pieces of the Second World War. They appeared in a whole series of forms ranging from anti-aircraft to anti-tank and tank-guns, including several self-propelled platforms. Although primarily anti-aircraft guns they gained an awesome reputation as anti-tank weapons, a reputation that remains to this day. Terry Gander, in this in-depth, highly illustrated study, tells the story of the 88 from its first manifestations during the Great War to its clandestine development in Sweden, its production in Germany, its first 'multi-role' initiation during the Spanish Civil War and its part in the campaigns of 1939-40. As well as a detailed technical description of the gun and its development, his book features vivid accounts of the 88 in action in many of the main theaters of the Second World War, in North Africa, Italy, France and Germany, and on the Eastern Front.

Ratings and reviews

A technical, precise treatise. Rich with revelations even for a well read military historian. A good coverage of a neglected topic, the role of German industry in the war effort.

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About the author

Terry Gander is an author and a historian.