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

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

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

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

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

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

Disaster at Stalingrad: An Alternate History (Tsouras Peter)(Paperback)

It is early September 1942 and the German commander of the Sixth Army, General Paulus, assisted by the Fourth Panzer Army, is poised to advance on the Russian city of Stalingrad. His primary mission was to take the city, crushing this crucial center of communication and manufacturing, and to secure

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

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

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

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

Luftwaffe Special Weapons 1942-45 (Forsyth Robert)(Pevná vazba)

A highly illustrated study of some of the weapons developed by Nazi Germany to equip the Luftwaffe in their desperate war against the encroaching Allied forces. As the course of World War II turned against the Third Reich after Stalingrad some of the most inventive and radical proposals, and

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

All for Nothing (Kempowski Walter)(Paperback)

In January 1945, the German army is retreating from the Russian advance. Germans are fleeing the occupied territories in their thousands, in cars and carts and on foot. But in a rural East Prussian manor house, the wealthy von Globig family seals itself off from the world.Protected from the

Stalingrad (Beevor Antony)(Paperback / softback)

The battle for Stalingrad became the focus of Hitler and Stalin's determination to win the war on the eastern front. But the eventual victory of the Red Army, and the failure of Hitler's Operation Barbarossa, was the first defeat of Hitler's territorial ambitions in Europe, and the start of his

German Flak Defences Vs Allied Heavy Bombers: 1942-45 (Nijboer Donald)(Paperback)

This title offers a detailed look at the crucial but little-acknowledged role of the German heavy flak guns in the defense against allied heavy bombers in World War II. Since the end of World War II, the strategic bombing of Germany has inspired numerous studies, countless books and several

Bolt Action: Campaign: Stalingrad (Games Warlord)(Paperback)

Campaign rules and scenarios for the Battle of Stalingrad, bringing the most infamous battle of the Eastern Front to the award-winning Bolt Action series.One of the most infamous and decisive battles of the Second World War, Stalingrad was a turning point of the Eastern Front, showing that the

Dunkirk Little Ships (Sharp Nigel)(Paperback)

In May 1940, following the rapid advance of German troops through Holland, Belgium and France, the British Expeditionary Force and French army retreated to Dunkirk. Operation Dynamo was instigated in an attempt to rescue as many of them as possible. With the harbour at Dunkirk severely damaged,

Castles Of Steel - Britain, Germany and the Winning of The Great War at Sea (K Massie Robert)(Paperback / softback)

After Stalingrad: Seven Years as a Soviet Prisoner of War (Holl Adelbert)(Paperback)

Eyewitness account by a German soldier of seven years in Soviet captivity after the Battle of

Eastern Inferno: The Journals of a German Panzerjger on the Eastern Front, 1941-43 (Alexander Christine)(Paperback)

Participating in every key campaign on the Eastern Front, a young German soldier keeps a private uncensored diary as he battles the Red Army to conquer Russia.This book presents the remarkable personal journals of a German soldier who participated in Operation Barbarossa and subsequent battles on

Fallschirmjger. Volume 2: German Paratroopers, 1942-1945 (Cochet Franҫois)(Paperback)

As elite troops, the German Fallschirmj ger (paratroopers) were regularly engaged in front line combat during the Second World War. Their famed actions such as the fighting in Scandinavia, the taking of the Belgian fortress Eden-Emal in May 1940, and the Battle for Crete just a year later, have

November 1918: The German Revolution (Gerwarth Robert)(Pevná vazba)

The German Revolution of November 1918 is nowadays largely forgotten outside Germany. It is generally regarded as a failure even by those who have heard of it, a missed opportunity which paved the way for the rise of the Nazis and the catastrophe to come. Robert Gerwarth argues here that to view

Last Flight to Stalingrad, Volume 5 (Hurley Graham)(Pevná vazba)

Berlin, 1942: for four years, the men in field grey have helped themselves to country after country across Western Europe. For Werner Nehmann, a journalist at the Promi--the Ministry of Propaganda--this dizzying series of victories has felt like a party without end. But now the Reich's attention

The Seeds of Disaster: The Development of French Army Doctrine, 1919-39 (Doughty Robert a.)(Paperback)

An examination of the military doctrine that animated the French defense against the German invasion in 1940.- Argues that the French learned the wrong lessons from World War I and were ill prepared for World War II- Lessons for modern armies about how to learn from past wars and prepare for future