Retribution: The Soviet Reconquest of Central Ukraine, 1943 - Couverture rigide

Buttar, Prit

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1472835328 ISBN 13 : 9781472835321

Editeur : Osprey Publishing, 2019

Synopsis

Making use of the extensive memoirs of German and Russian soldiers to bring their story to life, the narrative follows on from On A Knife's Edge, which described the encirclement and destruction of the German Sixth Army at Stalingrad and the offensives and counter-offensives that followed throughout the winter of 1942-43. Beginning towards the end of the Battle of Kursk, Retribution explores the massive Soviet offensive that followed Operation Zitadelle, which saw depleted and desperate German troops forced out of Central Ukraine. In this title, Buttar describes in detail the little-known series of near-constant battles that saw a weakened German army confronted by a tactically sophisticated force of over six million Soviet troops. As a result, the Wehrmacht was driven back to the Dnepr and German forces remaining in the Taman Peninsula south of Rostov withdrew into the Crimea, a retreat which would become one of many in the months that followed.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Prit Buttar studied medicine at Oxford and London before joining the British Army as a doctor. After leaving the army, he worked as a GP. He is extensively involved in medical politics, both at local and national level.

An established expert on the Eastern Front in 20th-century military history, his previous books include the critically acclaimed two-volume series on the siege of Leningrad: To Besiege A City (Osprey 2023) and Hero City (Osprey 2024). He now lives France.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Osprey Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1472835328
• ISBN 13: 9781472835321
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 480
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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