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Winter Storm: The Battle for Stalingrad and the Operation to Rescue 6th Army
A compilation of first-person accounts from German soldiers on their experiences at the Battle of Stalingrad during World War II, featuring rare photos.
Real battles. Real Soldiers. Real stories.
By the fall of 1942, the battle for Stalingrad had become a fight for every street and building, and nowhere was the struggle more intense than in the bombed-out factories in the northern half of the city. There, amidst crumbled stone and twisted steel, German soldiers fought from room to room against a Soviet enemy who appeared never to tire. Meanwhile, Soviet offenses outside Stalingrad had trapped the German 6th Army inside the city. Erich von Manstein attempted to break through and relieve the encircled army, but to no avail. Both stories—the fierce battle for the factories and Manstein’s relief effort—are told here in the words of the men who were there.
Real battles. Real Soldiers. Real stories.
By the fall of 1942, the battle for Stalingrad had become a fight for every street and building, and nowhere was the struggle more intense than in the bombed-out factories in the northern half of the city. There, amidst crumbled stone and twisted steel, German soldiers fought from room to room against a Soviet enemy who appeared never to tire. Meanwhile, Soviet offenses outside Stalingrad had trapped the German 6th Army inside the city. Erich von Manstein attempted to break through and relieve the encircled army, but to no avail. Both stories—the fierce battle for the factories and Manstein’s relief effort—are told here in the words of the men who were there.
307 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 1, 2012
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February 7, 2022
Very biased writing by author
The author presented a very opinionated view of the German relief effort of Stalingrad. It was doomed before it ever started. Russian strategy and tactics were far superior to the desperate German army survival maneuver s attempted.
The author presented a very opinionated view of the German relief effort of Stalingrad. It was doomed before it ever started. Russian strategy and tactics were far superior to the desperate German army survival maneuver s attempted.
July 25, 2022
Good
I really appreciate these first person stories. The eyewitness accounts really add a great deal to the book. Well done.
I really appreciate these first person stories. The eyewitness accounts really add a great deal to the book. Well done.
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