Stalingrad 1942–43 (2)

The Fight for the City

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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.

By early September 1942, 6.Armee and 4.Panzer-Armee had reached the outskirts of Stalingrad, and Hitler believed it was about to fall. He ordered for the capture of the city as soon as possible, but this was easier said than done.

On 13 September, a direct German assault was launched against the city on the Volga and a protracted urban battle followed amid the ruins, already devastated by massive Luftwaffe raids. Although hit hard by the initial German offensive, a ruthless and obstinate Red Army was able to hold onto the city through a costly battle of attrition that sacrificed huge amounts of men and materiel.

This second volume in the Stalingrad trilogy, written by a leading expert on the military history of the Eastern Front, brings the fighting in the city to life in full visual detail, including the iconic battles at the Krasny Oktyabr Steel Plant, the Grain Elevator, the Barrikady and STZ factories, the 'Tennis Racquet' and Rynok–Spartanovka.

Drawing from sources on both sides, this book offers a truly comprehensive account of history's greatest urban battle.

Table of Contents

Origins of the Campaign
Chronology


Opposing Commanders
Opposing Forces and Order of Battle, 1 September 1942
Opposing Plans
The Battle of Stalingrad

Analysis
The Battlefield Today
Further Reading
Index

Product details

Published Sep 16 2021
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781472842671
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations Colour illustrations throughout, including battlescene artworks, maps, 3D diagrams and photographs.
Series Campaign
Short code CAM 368
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

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Robert Forczyk

Robert Forczyk has a PhD in International Relation…

Illustrator

Steve Noon

Steve Noon was born in Kent, UK, and attended art…

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