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

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

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

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

The Dnepr 1943: Hitler's Eastern Rampart Crumbles (Forczyk Robert)(Paperback)

Against the wishes of Hitler, German forces under Erich von Manstein were forced to retreat following the failure of their offensive at Kursk in July 1943. The weakened force had only one possible refuge, behind the wide Dnepr River. The race to the natural defensive line was on, with the Soviets

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

Velikiye Luki 1942-43: The Doomed Fortress (Forczyk Robert)(Paperback)

A highly illustrated study of one of the most dramatic yet overlooked episodes on the Eastern Front in World War II, the siege of Velikye Luki by Soviet forces in 1942--43.Velikiye Luki had been an important Russian fortress city since the 13th century and had become an important rail-hub by the

Case Red: The Collapse of France (Forczyk Robert)(Paperback)

In Case Red, Robert Forczyk shows that there was much more to the fall of France than Dunkirk. In fact, even after that legendary evacuation in June 1940 there were still large British formations fighting the Germans alongside their French allies. After mounting a vigorous counterattack at

Black Cross Red Star Air War Over the Eastern Front - Volume 5 -- The Great Air Battles: Kuban and Kursk April-July 1943 (Bergstrom Christer)(Pevná vazba)

Case White: The Invasion of Poland 1939 (Forczyk Robert)(Paperback)

Now available in paperback, this fascinating title from renowned World War II historian Robert Forczyk tells the story of Case White, the German invasion of Poland in 1939.The German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, designated as Fall Weiss (Case White), was the event that sparked the

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

The Wehrmacht Retreats: Fighting a Lost War, 1943 (Citino Robert M.)(Paperback)

Arthur Goodzeit Award Throughout 1943, the German army, heirs to a military tradition that demanded and perfected relentless offensive operations, succumbed to the realities of its own overreach and the demands of twentieth-century industrialized warfare. In his new study, prizewinning author

Where the Iron Crosses Grow: The Crimea 1941-44 (Forczyk Robert)(Paperback)

When the Soviets fortified Sevastopol in 1941, it heralded the beginning of a period of intense fighting over the Crimea. In this remarkable work, acclaimed author Robert Forcyzk assembles new research to investigate the intense and barbaric fighting for the region in World War II, where first

Stalingrad 1942-43 (2): The Fight for the City (Forczyk Robert)(Paperback)

The second in a three-part series examining the Stalingrad campaign, one of the most decisive military operations in World War II, that set the stage for the ultimate defeat of the Third Reich. In early September 1942, Hitler believed that Stalingrad was about to fall: 6.Armee and 4.Panzer-Armee

Stalingrad 1942-43 (1): The German Advance to the Volga (Forczyk Robert)(Paperback)

The first in a three-book series examining the Stalingrad campaign, one of the most decisive military operations in World War II that set the stage for the ultimate defeat of the Third Reich. After failing to defeat the Soviet Union with Operation Barbarossa in 1941, Adolf Hitler planned a new

Kursk - Film tie-in (Moore Robert)(Paperback / softback)

But above all, he tells the nail-bitingly poignant human story of the families waiting ashore, of the desperate efforts of British, Norwegian and Russian rescuers, and of the Kursk sailors, trapped in the aft compartnemt, waiting for rescue, as a horrified world followed their battle to stay alive

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

WWII Diary of a Fallen Japanese Soldier (Lake S. R.)(Paperback)

The translation of a WWII diary of a Japanese soldier in 1943 stationed on the front lines in the Solomon

Operation Don's Main Attack: The Soviet Southern Front's Advance on Rostov, January-February 1943 (Glantz David M.)(Pevná vazba)

Retribution: The Soviet Reconquest of Central Ukraine, 1943 (Buttar Prit)(Paperback)

From critically acclaimed Eastern Front expert Prit Buttar comes this paperback edition of his detailed and engrossing account of the World War II's Eastern Front as German forces were driven back following the Battle of Kursk.Making use of the extensive memoirs of German and Russian soldiers to

Robert Cumming: The Difficulties of Nonsense (Cumming Robert)(Pevná vazba)

In the 1970s, from his base in Los Angeles, artist Robert Cumming (born 1943) made functional-looking but ultimately useless constructions, created primarily to be photographed with his 8x10 camera. Playing with props, proportions, unusual angles, light and mirrors, Cumming invited viewers to look

Wehrmacht Retreats - Fighting a Lost War, 1943 (Citino Robert M.)(Pevná vazba)

Throughout 1943, the German army, heirs to a military tradition that demanded and perfected relentless offensive operations, succumbed to the realities of its own overreach and the demands of twentieth-century industrialized warfare. In his new study, prizewinning author Robert Citino chronicles

Southern Way - The Regular Volume for the Southern Devotee (Robertson Kevin)(Paperback / softback)

Southern Way - The Regular Volume for the Southern Devotee (Robertson Kevin)(Paperback / softback)

Southern Way 52 - The Regular Volume for the Southern devotee (Robertson Kevin (Author))(Paperback / softback)