{"product_id":"tiger-131-the-epic-battle-for-gueriat-ridge-tunisia-23-24-april-1943-paperback-1","title":"Tiger 131: The Epic Battle for Gueriat Ridge, Tunisia, 23-24 April 1943 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBruce Oliver Newsome\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eforgotten battle \u003c\/strong\u003efor Gueriat el Atach, Tunisia, 23-24 April 1943, is much \u003cstrong\u003egreater in scale, space, and forces - and heroism \u003c\/strong\u003e- than would be suggested by the well-worn photographs of Tiger 131, sitting alone on a hill top, after capture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTiger 131 \u003c\/strong\u003eof the 504th Heavy Tank Battalion was the \u003cstrong\u003efirst running Tiger \u003c\/strong\u003eto be exploited by Western intelligence, and is the only Tiger running today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts capture in late April 1943, on Gueriat Ridge, was the climax to more than \u003cstrong\u003efour months of fighting \u003c\/strong\u003ebetween German Tiger tanks and Western Allied forces in Tunisia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet Tiger 131's provenance came to be lost in a false claim that Tiger 131 is the same Tiger that had been found abandoned below Djebel Djaffa two days earlier (Tiger 712).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the discourse obsessed with the where and when, \u003cstrong\u003eeverybody forgot to investigate the battles \u003c\/strong\u003eon and around Gueriat Ridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy \u003cstrong\u003eground-breaking research\u003c\/strong\u003e, from the archives to the battlefields, shows that Tiger 131 likely fought alone, for two days, against parts of \u003cstrong\u003efour battalions of tanks and six battalions of infantry\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach day, it faced about 50 Churchill tanks. It was an impressive performance. It deserves to be remembered as one of \u003cstrong\u003ethe greatest defenses by a single tank\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book examines the evidence and theories, and \u003cstrong\u003ereconstructs the fights\u003c\/strong\u003e, using exhaustive forensic examination of Tiger 131 itself, the archives, and the battlefields.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatures annotated \u003cstrong\u003eTHEN-AND-NOW \u003c\/strong\u003ephotographs of the battlefields and of Tiger 131.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 56\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.15 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 21, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47520892092637,"sku":"9781951171278","price":31.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/aMEmdh-1tS9781951171278_94427111-f6f0-4386-9cd8-81d4d8dceb8a.webp?v=1772248892","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/tiger-131-the-epic-battle-for-gueriat-ridge-tunisia-23-24-april-1943-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}