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xviii, 619 pages ; 24 cm. |
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Modern war studies |
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Modern war studies.
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| Note |
Abridged version of the Stalingrad trilogy, which appeared in 5 volumes between 2009 1nd 2014. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 561-572) and index. |
| Contents |
Part I. The limits of maneuver warfare, 1942 -- Opposing forces -- Plans and preparations -- Preliminary battles, April-June 1942 -- Punch and counterpunch: Blau I and II, June-July 1942 -- The German advance to the Don and the Volga -- Part II. To the Caucasus and the Volga -- Struggles on the flanks, 25 July-11 September 1942 -- The initial battles for Stalingrad, September 1942 -- The battle for central and southern Stalingrad, 13-26 September 1942 -- The German assault on the workers' villages -- The struggle for the factories -- The final German advances -- Part III. The encirclement of sixth Army -- The genesis of operation Uranus -- The advent of Uranus -- Penetration and encirclement, November 1942 -- Tightening the noose, November 1942 -- Part IV. The death of sixth Army -- Relief attempts and pressuring the pocket, 1-15 December 1942 -- Little Saturn and the failure of relief efforts -- The condemned army -- The destruction -- Conclusions. |
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Stalingrad, Battle of, Volgograd, Russia, 1942-1943.
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Soviet Union. Raboche-Krestianskaia Krasnaia Armiia -- History -- World War, 1939-1945.
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Germany. Heer -- History -- World War, 1939-1945.
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Germany. Heer. (OCoLC)fst00534549
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Soviet Union. Raboche-Krestianskaia Krasnaia Armiia. (OCoLC)fst00549801
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Stalingrad, Battle of (Volgograd, Russia : 1942-1943) (OCoLC)fst01709957
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
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Russia (Federation) -- Volgograd.
(OCoLC)fst01211630
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| Chronological Term |
1939-1945
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
House, Jonathan M. (Jonathan Mallory), 1950- author.
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| ISBN |
9780700623822 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0700623825 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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