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Van Houte, Cornelis

 
9798174260528: STALINGRAD: 109 (Military Science)
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ISBN 13 : 9798174260528
Editeur : Independently published, 2026

Synopsis


Why did the bombing meant to open Stalingrad instead build the fortress that broke the German Sixth Army?

Stripping away decades of myth, memoir distortion, and political accounting, Stalingrad: In 100 Facts re-examines the turning point of the Eastern Front through hard evidence, archival returns, and operational mechanics.

Written by independent military analyst Cornelis van Houte, this structured analysis challenges conventional narratives:

  • The August 23 Raid: Why a thousand tons of explosives destroyed the water mains rather than the defenders, turning the city into a multi-kilometre labyrinth where rubble beat tanks.
  • The Death Toll Dispute: Why the standard 40,000 daily casualty figure collapses under historical scrutiny—and why no one has a better replacement.
  • Order 227 & The NKVD Returns: The gap between popular estimates of 13,500 executions and the internal NKVD return recording 278 shot versus nearly 15,000 soldiers returned to the line.
  • The Tractor Factory: How Albert Kahn’s Detroit-designed plant kept churning out T-34s under 900+ sorties and fell while workers crewed their own unpainted hulls.
  • Operation Uranus & The Airlift: How a naming convention for bomb racks starved a quarter-million men while Göring shopped in Paris.
  • The Sniper Legend: Displacing the unverified Zaytsev-König duel with the tactical triad system that actually worked.
  • The Last Field Marshal: Why Hitler promoted Paulus on his tenth anniversary to enforce an unwritten suicide note read at 07:00—and why Paulus declined the favor before breakfast.
Concise, analytical, and grounded in primary source documentation, Stalingrad: In 100 Facts is essential reading for military history enthusiasts, tabletop strategists, and anyone seeking the mechanical reality behind the legend.

Cornelis van Houte is an independent military analyst.

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Éditeur
Independently published
Date d'édition
2026
Langue
anglais
ISBN 13 
9798174260528
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Nombre de pages
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