Kuban 1943: The Wehrmacht's last stand in the Caucasus (Campaign 318)

Forczyk, Robert

ISBN 10: 1472822595 / ISBN 13: 9781472822598

Edité par Osprey Publishing, 2018

A propos de cet article

Profusely illustrated in b/w and colour with photos, ills, charts and maps 1st Printing. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 96 pages. Item Type: Book. Clean and bright pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No inscriptions. Illustrator: Steve Noon. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Military & Warfare; ISBN/EAN: 9781472822598. Please contact H4o Books if you require images or further information. Inventory No: 031495.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Kuban 1943: The Wehrmacht's last stand in the Caucasus (Campaign 318)
• Éditeur: Osprey Publishing
• Date de parution: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1472822595
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781472822598
• Reliure: Softcover
• Illustrateur: Steve Noon
• Édition: 1st Edition.
• État de l'article: Fine
• État de la jaquette: No Dust Jacket
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Military & Warfare

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Synopsis

A fully illustrated study of the defensive struggle for the Kuban bridgehead on the Eastern Front of World War II, where the Red Army repulsed a series of ferocious German offensives in the Caucasus.

In the summer of 1942, the Wehrmacht invaded the Caucasus in order to overrun critical oil production facilities at Maikop, Grozny and Baku. However, the Red Army stopped the Germans short of their objectives and then launched a devastating winter counteroffensive that encircled them at Stalingrad. Consequently, Hitler grudgingly ordered an evacuation from the Caucasus, but ordered 17. Armee to fortify the Kuban bridgehead and hold it at all costs in order to leave open the possibility of future offensives. On the other side, the Soviet Stavka ordered the North Caucasus Front and the Black Sea Fleet to eliminate the Kuban bridgehead as soon as possible. The stage was set for a contest between an immovable object and an unstoppable force.

With the help of stunning specially commissioned artwork, this book tells the enthralling story of the impressive but strategically foolish German stand at Kuban, which tied down seven Soviet armies in a sideshow battle of attrition, which the Soviets dubbed 'the Kuban meat grinder.'

À propos des auteurs

Robert Forczyk has a PhD in International Relations and National Security from the University of Maryland and a strong background in European and Asian military history. He retired as a lieutenant colonel from the US Army Reserves having served 18 years as an armour officer in the US 2nd and 4th infantry divisions and as an intelligence officer in the 29th Infantry Division (Light). Dr Forczyk is currently a consultant in the Washington, DC area.

Steve Noon was born in Kent, UK, and attended art college in Cornwall. He's had a life-long passion for illustration, and since 1985 has worked as a professional artist. He has provided award-winning illustrations for the publishers Dorling Kindersley, where his interest in historical illustration began. Steve has illustrated over 70 books for Osprey.