Description
| Product ID: | 9781472824561 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | CN |
| Series: | Combat |
| Title: | German Soldier vs Soviet Soldier |
| Subtitle: | Stalingrad 1942–43 |
| Authors: | Author: Chris McNab, Johnny Shumate |
| Page Count: | 80 |
| Subjects: | Second World War, Second World War, Land forces and warfare, Land forces & warfare, Russia, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating An absorbing study that assesses the clashes between Nazi Germany’s elite assault engineers and the tenacious Soviet troops who defended the city of Stalingrad in the titanic battles of 1942–43. By the end of the first week of November 1942, the German Sixth Army held about 90 percent of Stalingrad. Yet the Soviets stubbornly held on to the remaining parts of the city, and German casualties started to reach catastrophic levels. In an attempt to break the deadlock, Hitler decided to send additional German pioneer battalions to act as an urban warfare spearhead. These combat engineers were skilled in all aspects of city fighting, especially in the use of demolitions and small arms to overcome defended positions and in the destruction of armored vehicles. Facing them were hardened Soviet troops who had perfected the use of urban camouflage, concealed and interlocking firing positions, close quarters battle, and sniper support. |
| Imprint Name: | Osprey Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2017-10-19 |
