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World War II Street-Fighting Tactics
Description
From Cassino to Stalingrad, many of the most famous and brutal battles of World War II were fought in the burnt out remains of cities.
In a continuation of the tactics mini-series, this book analyzes the physical tactics of the close-quarter fighting that took place in ruined cities during World War II. Street-to-street fighting in cities was not a new development, but the bombed-out shells of cities and advances in weaponry meant that World War II took such strategies to a new level of savagery and violence.
Packed with eye-witness accounts, tutorials from original training manuals, maps, and full-colour artwork, this is an eye-opening insight into the tactics and experiences of infantry fighting their way through ruined cities in the face of heavy casualty rates and vicious resistance.
Table of Contents
'BLITZKRIEG' IN URBAN AREAS: Prewar doctrine: German – British; 1940: anticipating invasion; American responses
THE EASTERN FRONT, 1941–44: The opening rush; Stalingrad: the academy of street fighting; Warsaw: improvisation and terror; Lessons from Warsaw: the German analysis
THE ITALIAN EXPERIENCE: The Canadians in Ortona; British analysis: Fighting in Built Up Areas (1943); Cassino; Air support: Training Manual No.5
THE US ARMY IN NW EUROPE: Doctrine: FM 31-50; The urban environment – squad organization – house-to-house fighting – tank/infantry co-operation – raiding; Practical experience: 23rd Infantry at Brest – 26th Infantry at Aachen – 410th Infantry at Schillersdorf
GERMANY, 1945: German forces; Allied forces – flamethrowers
CONCLUSIONS
PLATE COMMENTARIES
INDEX
Product details
| Published | Dec 20 2012 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 64 |
| ISBN | 9781846037757 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 60 b/w; 8 col |
| Series | Elite |
| Short code | ELI 168 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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