The Dnepr 1943 - Hitler's eastern rampart crumbles (CAM Nr. 291) - Forczyk / Noon

The Dnepr 1943 - Hitler's eastern rampart crumbles (CAM Nr. 291) - Forczyk / Noon
Osprey Campaign: Darstellung der wichtigsten kriegerischen Auseinandersetzungen der Geschichte mit Strategien, Taktiken und Schlachterfahrungen der gegnerischen Kräfte in den entscheidenden Phasen der einzelnen Feldzüge.

Against the wishes of Hitler, German forces under Erich von Manstein were forced to retreat following the failure of the Kursk offensive of July 1943. The weakened force only had one possible refuge, behind the wide Dnepr River. The race to the natural defensive line was on, with the Soviets launching one of their largest offensives of the war - with over 2 million men on the move. Expert Eastern Front historian Robert Forczyk describes the dramatic four-month campaign that saw the Red Army not only succeed in crossing the Dnepr at multiple points, but also liberate Kiev, capital of the Ukraine. Revealing new detail about the largest Soviet airborne operation of the war and the increasingly desperate delaying tactics employed by Manstein as catastrophic casualties mounted on both sides, Forczyk charts the course of the battle that confirmed to many observers that the relentless Soviet advance westward could not be halted. Berlin would be next.

Das Bildmaterial setzt sich zusammen aus repräsentativ ausgewählten Originalfotos, detaillierten Kartenskizzen sowie drei großformatigen Zeichnungen von Künstlerhand. Spannende Darstellung in bewährter Qualität. Autor: Robert Forczyk, Illustrator: Steve Noon

Paperback, 96 Seiten, ca. 70 teils farbige Fotos und Zeichnungen, 9 farbige Kartenskizzen, 3 doppelseitige Farbzeichnungen von Gefechtsszenen, englischer Text