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The men of Barbarossa : commanders of the German invasion of Russia, 1941

Arguably the largest military mission of all time, Operation Barbarossa changed the world forever. In this book we learn of the famous commanders and undersung leaders, casting a fresh perspective on one of history's most crucial campaigns
eBook, English, 2009
Casemate Publishers, Philadelphia, 2009
Biography
1 online resource (viii, 296 pages) : illustrations, maps
9781935149668, 9781283256469, 9786613256461, 1935149660, 1283256460, 6613256463
748407825
CONTENTS
PREFACE
SETTING THE STAGE: THE WEHRMACHT, 1933�1941
THE PLANNERS
THE DEPLOYMENT
THE FRONTIER BATTLES
BATTLES OF ENCIRCLEMENT
STIFFENING RESISTANCE AND SLOWER PROGRESS
THE BATTLE OF THE SMOLENSK POCKET
THE DRIVE TO LENINGRAD
THE BATTLE IN THE FAR NORTH
THE BATTLE OF KIEV
THE DOUBLE BATTLE OF VYAZMA-BRYANSK
THE OFFENSIVE ON THE FLANKS
TO THE GATES OF MOSCOW
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MEN OF BARBAROSSA
APPENDIX 1
APPENDIX 2
APPENDIX 3
APPENDIX 4
NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
English