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The final months of World War II on the Eastern Front saw the Wehrmacht fighting with exhausted armoured divisions, albeit now armed with the most advanced and heaviest tanks of the war, to slow the Soviet advance. The Red Army meanwhile was rolling relentlessly westwards, with its own highly developed tank forces now equipped with T34/85s and the huge IS-2 heavy tanks, intent on taking Berlin and as much German territory as possible.
This book is a history and analysis of the state of these two mighty armoured forces, as their battles decided the fate of Germany. It covers their initial encounters on the German frontier in 1944 (East Prussia), the fighting of the Oder-Vistula offensive in January 1945 and describes the condition of the German tank forces and their Hungarian allies as they were beaten back. It also considers the huge impact of The Red Army and other significant Allied forces such as those from Poland, Czechoslovakia and Romania on the outcome of victory in the war.
The final months of World War II on the Eastern Front saw the Wehrmacht fighting with exhausted armoured divisions, albeit now armed with the most advanced and heaviest tanks of the war, to slow the Soviet advance. The Red Army meanwhile was rolling relentlessly westwards, with its own highly developed tank forces now equipped with T34/85s and the huge IS-2 heavy tanks, intent on taking Berlin and as much German territory as possible.
This book is a history and analysis of the state of these two mighty armoured forces, as their battles decided the fate of Germany. It covers their initial encounters on the German frontier in 1944 (East Prussia), the fighting of the Oder-Vistula offensive in January 1945 and describes the condition of the German tank forces and their Hungarian allies as they were beaten back. It also considers the huge impact of The Red Army and other significant Allied forces such as those from Poland, Czechoslovakia and Romania on the outcome of victory in the war.
Steven J. Zaloga received his BA in History from Union College and his MA from Columbia University. He worked as an analyst in the aerospace industry for over three decades and has served with the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think tank. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and history, with an accent on Russia and the former Soviet Union. He currently lives in Maryland.
Felipe Rodríguez Náñez (aka Felipe Rodna) lives in Salamanca, Spain, where he works as an architect and computer graphics artist. His illustrations combine his experience in CG art with his passion for modelling.
INTRODUCTION
THE CAMPAIGN
The Budapest Cauldron
The Red Army's January 1945 offensive
Spring Awakening in Hungary
The battle for Berlin
DOCTRINE AND ORGANIZATION
Wehrmacht
German allies
Red Army
Soviet allies
TECHNICAL FACTORS
Wehrmacht
Red Army
BATTLE ANALYSIS
TECHNICAL LESSONS
FURTHER READING
INDEX
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte, Importe |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9781472848710 |
| ISBN-10: | 1472848713 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Zaloga, Steven J |
| Illustrator: | Rodríguez, Felipe |
| Hersteller: | Bloomsbury USA |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 243 x 182 x 4 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Steven J Zaloga |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 24.11.2022 |
| Gewicht: | 0,166 kg |