Kursk 1943: Last German Offensive in the East (Baxter Ian)(Paperback)

Kursk 1943: Last German Offensive in the East (Baxter Ian)(Paperback)

Tells the story of this dramatic battle using rare and unpublished photographs, maps, and highly detailed artwork profiles of the tanks and vehicles involved.In the summer of 1943, the German-launched Operation Zitadelle (Citadel), aimed at cutting off a large number of Soviet forces in the Kursk

Kursk 1943: Hitler's Bitter Harvest (Tucker-Jones Anthony)(Pevná vazba)

In 1943, as war raged along the Eastern Front, the German forces attempted to push further east in the brutal Operation Citadel, which saw one of the largest armoured clashes in history in the Battle of Prokhorovka. Countered by two Soviet attacks, this operation saw the tide turn on the Eastern

Smolensk 1943: The Red Army's Relentless Advance (Forczyk Robert)(Paperback)

Smolensk 1943 Focuses on a major offensive that is virtually unknown in the West. With the German defeat at Kursk, the Soviet Stavka (high command) ordered the Western and Kalinin Fronts to launch Operation Suvorov in order to liberate the important city of Smolensk. The Germans had held this city

Hitler's Panther Tank Battalions, 1943-1945 (Baxter Ian)(Paperback)

Wolf's Lair: Inside Hitler's East Prussian HQ (Baxter Ian)(Paperback)

The Wolf's Lair was the most important German command post building during the Second World War. Orders sent from these secret headquarters would play a massive part in the outcome of the War. Ian Baxter looks in to the inner workings of Hitler's headquarters, highlighting the decisions that were

Kursk 1943: The Southern Front (Forczyk Robert)(Paperback)

Mauled at Stalingrad, the German army looked to regain the initiative on the Eastern Front with a huge offensive launched near the city of Kursk, 280 miles southwest of Moscow. Armed with the new Panther tank, Hitler and Field Marshal von Manstein were confident that they could inflict another

German Army on the Eastern Front: The Advance (Baxter Ian)(Paperback)

German Army on the Eastern Front - The Advance is a highly illustrated record of the extraordinary feat of arms that saw the Nazi armies drive deep into the vast terrain of the Soviet Union, to the gates of Stalingrad and Moscow. It traces the campaign from these hopeful beginnings until, on the

The Warsaw Uprisings, 1943-1944 (Baxter Ian)(Paperback)

By 1942 the Nazi leadership had decided that the Jewish ghettos across occupied Poland should be liquidated, with Warsaw's being the largest, processed in phases.In response the left-wing Jewish Combat Organisation (ZOB) and right-wing Jewish Military Union (ZZW) formed and began training,

Hitler Versus Stalin: The Eastern Front 1943 - 1944: Kursk to Bagration (Cornish Nik)(Paperback)

The Destruction of 6th Army at Stalingrad (Baxter Ian)(Paperback)

The scale of death and destruction during the Battle of Stalingrad during late 1942 and early 1943 remains unprecedented in the history of warfare.The annihilation of General von Paulus' 6th Army epitomised the devastating defeat of Hitler's ambition to conquer Stalin's Soviet Union. After the

Football in East Germany 1946-1991(Paperback / softback)

A statistical record of football in East Germany which includes the results of every Oberliga game 1949 to 1991 and final tables for each season. Final tables for the 2nd division are also included as are results of the East German Cup from the quarter-final stage onwards plus team line-ups and

Panzergrenadiers 1942-1945 (Baxter Ian)(Paperback)

The term Panzergrenadier was introduced in 1942 and applied equally to the infantry component of Wehrmacht, Luftwaffe and later Waffen-SS Panzergrenadiere divisions.As this classic new Images of War book describes, these elite divisions fought as mechanized infantry and escort for and in close

Outlaw Ocean - Crime and Survival in the Last Untamed Frontier (Urbina Ian)(Paperback / softback)

Auschwitz Death Camp (Baxter Ian)(Paperback)

The concentration camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau was the site of the single largest mass murder in history. Over one million mainly Jewish men, women, and children were murdered in its gas chambers. Countless more died as a result of disease and starvation. 'Auschwitz Death Camp' is a chilling

The Battle of North Cape: The Death Ride of the Scharnhorst, 1943 (Konstam Angus)(Paperback)

On 25 December 1943 the German battlecruiser Scharnhorst slipped out Altenfjord in Norway to attack Arctic convoy JW55B which was carrying vital war supplies to the Soviet Union. But British naval intelligence knew of the Scharnhorst's mission before she sailed and the vulnerable convoy was

The Battle of Kursk (Glantz David M.)(Paperback)

Immense in scope, ferocious in nature, and epic in consequence, the Battle of Kursk witnessed (at Prokhorovka) one of the largest tank engagements in world history and led to staggering losses--including nearly 200,000 Soviet and 50,000 German casualties--within the first ten days of fighting

Germany Ascendant: The Eastern Front 1915 (Buttar Prit)(Paperback)

The massive offensives on the Eastern Front during 1915 are too often overshadowed by the events in Western Europe, but the scale and ferocity of the clashes between Imperial Germany, Hapsburg Austria-Hungary, and Tsarist Russia were greater than anything seen on the Western Front and ultimately as

Last Battle (Ryan Cornelius)(Paperback / softback)

The definitive account of the final offensive against Hitler's Third

The Ghettos of Nazi-Occupied Poland (Baxter Ian)(Paperback)

Following the 1940 invasion of Poland, the Nazis established ghettos in cities and towns across the country with the initial aim of segregating and isolating the Jewish community. These closed sectors were referred to as Judischer Wohnbezirk or Wohngebiet der Juden (Jewish Quarters).Using

Belsen and Its Liberation (Baxter Ian)(Paperback)

Accompanied by rare and unpublished photos with in-depth captions the book presents a unique visual account of one of the Nazi's most infamous concentration camps. The imagery shows the SS's murderous activities inside Belsen, and also reveal another disturbing side to them relaxing in their

The Zeppelin Offensive: A German Perspective in Pictures & Postcards (Marks David)(Paperback)

'Fly, Zeppelin Help us in the war. Fly to England, England shall be destroyed by fire. Zeppelin, fly ' Such was the hymn which the children sang; such the refrain which greeted the aged inventor, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, wherever he went. Why was there this reaction across Germany? How did a

Panzer-Divisions at War 1939-1945 (Baxter Ian)(Paperback)

From the beginning in 1935 this attractive book describes the different elements that went into the Panzer-Divisions. It describes how the Germans carefully built up their assault forces utilizing all available reserves and resources into making an effective fighting machine. It depicts how these

From Sand and Ash (Harmon Amy)(Paperback)

Italy, 1943--Germany occupies much of the country, placing the Jewish population in grave danger during World War II.As children, Eva Rosselli and Angelo Bianco were raised like family but divided by circumstance and religion. As the years go by, the two find themselves falling in love. But the

The Last Wild Wolves: Ghosts of the Rain Forest (McAllister Ian)(Paperback)