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German Battle Tactics on the Russian Front 1941-45 by Steven H.Newton: NEW 1994 1st Edition Hardback
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The amazing tenacity and cohesion of the German Army in Russia from 1941-1945, fighting against overwhelming odds but refusing to disintegrate, has fascinated readers for decades.
But most of the available sources concentrate on the maneuvers of armies and panzer corps, leaving the divisions, regiments, and individual soldiers in the background. This fact has obscured skillful use of tactics employed by the German soldiers at the divisional level and below.
Until now, this information has been sequestered in manuscript reports in various archives. In German Battle Tactics on the Eastern Front, 1941–1945, Steven H. Newton has retrieved, retranslated, and annotated the detailed tactical accounts of combat in Russia that German officers provided their American captors after the war.
In this collection of ten essays, the Chief of Staff of the XXXXI Panzer Corps describes the final furious dash toward Moscow. One of the commanders of the relief force narrates the rescue of the troops trapped in the Demyansk pocket. A corps commander on Manstein's right flank at Kursk analyzes the tactical failures of the battle.
And, in one of the more controversial documents in the early cold war, the last commander of Army Group South recalls his futile attempt to interest General Patton in assisting in the war against the Soviets.
A wide variety of tactical situations--from winter warfare to desperate infantry defences, and unit types--from panzer divisions to cavalry brigades--are covered in this collection.
But most of the available sources concentrate on the maneuvers of armies and panzer corps, leaving the divisions, regiments, and individual soldiers in the background. This fact has obscured skillful use of tactics employed by the German soldiers at the divisional level and below.
Until now, this information has been sequestered in manuscript reports in various archives. In German Battle Tactics on the Eastern Front, 1941–1945, Steven H. Newton has retrieved, retranslated, and annotated the detailed tactical accounts of combat in Russia that German officers provided their American captors after the war.
In this collection of ten essays, the Chief of Staff of the XXXXI Panzer Corps describes the final furious dash toward Moscow. One of the commanders of the relief force narrates the rescue of the troops trapped in the Demyansk pocket. A corps commander on Manstein's right flank at Kursk analyzes the tactical failures of the battle.
And, in one of the more controversial documents in the early cold war, the last commander of Army Group South recalls his futile attempt to interest General Patton in assisting in the war against the Soviets.
A wide variety of tactical situations--from winter warfare to desperate infantry defences, and unit types--from panzer divisions to cavalry brigades--are covered in this collection.
This book is NEW and Unopened! The bindings are tight, the dustjackets are bright and unmarked and the text block is clear, clean and bright. The set has been boxed and stored in a dry room since publication, 32 years ago.
This set is OLD NEW STOCK, an item which, for whatever reasons, has not been offered for sale from the date of publication to the date of this listing. It is NEW but old stock and is in New condition. Any deviation from the new condition will be detailed separately.
