Robert Forczyk: The Kuban 1943 | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9781472822598 | The Kuban 1943 | The Wehrmacht's last stand in the Caucasus | Forczyk

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Beschreibung

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.'

Über den Autor

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.

Zusammenfassung

Robert Forcyzk is a renowned expert on the Eastern Front and armoured warfare and brings a weight of authoritative knowledge to the work.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Origins of the campaign

Chronology
Opposing commanders
Opposing armies
Orders of battle
Opposing plans
The campaign
Aftermath
The battlefields today

Further reading
Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2018
Genre:	Geschichte
Jahrhundert:	20. Jahrhundert
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781472822598
ISBN-10:	1472822595
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Forczyk, Robert
Illustrator:	Noon, Steve
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße:	250 x 184 x 12 mm
Von/Mit:	Robert Forczyk
Erscheinungsdatum:	22.02.2018
Gewicht:	0,307 kg