Panzers on the Eastern Front: General Erhard Raus and His Panzer Divisions in Russia, 1941-1945

Raus, Erhard; Tsouras, Peter

ISBN 10: 1853674893 / ISBN 13: 9781853674891

Edité par Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal, United Kingdom, 2002

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256pp/illus/maps. General Erhard Raus was one of the German Army's finest Panzer commanders & a leading exponent of Blitzkreig in the East. He became highly versed in all aspects of mobile war as the initial lightning onslought of operation Barbarossa ground to a halt. With increasing Russian counter-attacks it turned into a long, drawn-out German retreat with the Panzers fighting for their lives Clean. N° de réf. du vendeur 004720

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Titre : Panzers on the Eastern Front: General Erhard...

Éditeur : Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal, United Kingdom

Date d'édition : 2002

Reliure : Cloth

Etat : Very Good+

Etat de la jaquette : Very Good+

Edition : First Edition

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Synopsis :

Unusual book

Revue de presse:

"General Raus was clearly one of the more outstanding German Army commanders in World War Two . . . valuable . . . is obviously writing from personal experience and his accounts have a consequent immediacy which makes for an exciting story . . . the last chapter of the book is of particular interest, because it includes a detailed, and mostly verbatim, record of very frank discussions between Raus and Himmler, then Raus's army group commander, about the conduct of operations on the Eastern front. Himmler seems remarkably receptive to Raus's concerns and, following these discussions, arranged for Raus to brief Hitler on the Pomeranian battle in person, from which followed the former's dismissal referred to earlier . . . Peter Tsouras has put together a book which gives us an illuminating picture of what fighting against the Soviet Army of World War Two must have been like, both at unit and formation level."
– Bill Woodhouse in Tank: The Journal of the Royal Tank Regiment


"This reviewer's advice is to get this book if you have ANY interest in German armored operations in World War II. General Raus, though not as well known as some of his contemporaries, was a master at mobile, combined-arms warfare. Time and again, he outfought larger units and brought his troops through. The book moves quickly, holding the reader's interest, giving large doses of information without bogging down in technical details. I highly recommend this book." – Don Barry in Internet Modeler

"It makes an enthralling read. Recommended."
– William Piggott in Military Modelcraft International

"It is a gem of a book for serious students of the war, providing many insights on tactics, psychology and military lessons. As the good introduction by Peter Tsouras outlines, Raus is one of the great unsung commanders of the 20th century."
– Military Illustrated