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Osprey Combat #28
German Soldier vs Soviet Soldier: Stalingrad 1942–43
By the end of the first week of November 1942, the German Sixth Army held about 90 per cent 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 armoured 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.
This fully illustrated book explores the tactics and effectiveness of these opposing troops during this period, focusing particularly on the brutal close-quarters fight over the Krasnaya Barrikady (Red Barricades) ordnance factory.
This fully illustrated book explores the tactics and effectiveness of these opposing troops during this period, focusing particularly on the brutal close-quarters fight over the Krasnaya Barrikady (Red Barricades) ordnance factory.
126 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 19, 2017
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Chris McNab
379 books56 followersDr Chris McNab has written over a hundred books in a career spanning over two decades. He is a historian with a specialisation in military history.
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February 24, 2021
A good supplement to a study of the battle of Stalingrad. This book focuses on three battles in the Factory District in October and November of 1942, in order to compare and contrast the German combat engineer to the Soviet infantry soldier. In the process giving good insight into the nature of the fighting in Stalingrad.
The usual Osprey combination of photographs, art, and clearly drawn maps helps to give the nature of the fighting a clarity that can be lost in more detailed and academic works.
The usual Osprey combination of photographs, art, and clearly drawn maps helps to give the nature of the fighting a clarity that can be lost in more detailed and academic works.
September 23, 2018
This title has been much improved!
An update has successfully altered the earlier format ,bringing the clearer spacing of text and returning the photo plates back to the pages without having to touch the "empty spaces".
Thank you for enabling this and please would you make sure all are fine the same way.
An update has successfully altered the earlier format ,bringing the clearer spacing of text and returning the photo plates back to the pages without having to touch the "empty spaces".
Thank you for enabling this and please would you make sure all are fine the same way.
November 10, 2017
Kindle format has issues
Some of the pictures and captions are cut off and cannot be read. Its very distracting. Amazon needs to fix this.
Some of the pictures and captions are cut off and cannot be read. Its very distracting. Amazon needs to fix this.
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