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Book SynopsisThe final part in a three-book series on the Battle of Stalingrad, examining the Soviet encirclement, German relief efforts, and the final surrender of Paulus' 6.Armee.Having fought hard just to reach the outskirts of Stalingrad, the Axis forces found themselves embroiled in a protracted urban battle amid the ruins of a devastated city on the Volga. The Soviet Red Army was able to hold onto the city then mount a surprise winter counter-offensive known as Operation
Uranus, which succeeded in encircling the German 6.Armee at Stalingrad. Despite a desperate German relief operation, the Red Army eventually crushed the 6.Armee and hurled the remnants of the German southern front back in disorder. This third and final volume in the Stalingrad trilogy begins just after the German 6.Armee has been isolated at Stalingrad, and covers the period from 24 November 1942 to 2 February 1943. The specially commissioned maps and 3D diagrams guide the reader in step-by-step, easily to foll
Trade ReviewA worthy addition to anyone's bookshelf. * Army Rumour Service *
Precise analysis of the battle and lessons learnt. * The Armourer Magazine *
Table of ContentsORIGINS OF THE CAMPAIGN CHRONOLOGY OPPOSING COMMANDERS Soviet Axis OPPOSING FORCES Soviet Axis Orders of Battle, 19 November 1942 OPPOSING PLANS Soviet Axis THE CAMPAIGN Operation Uranus, 19–23 November 1942 The initial German reaction, 24–28 November 1942 The Battle of the Chir River, 30 November–15 December 1942 Wintergewitter, 12–29 December 1942 Little Saturn, 16–28 December 1942 Stalingrad Kesselschlacht, 1–31 December 1942 Operation Ring and the end of 6.Armee, 1 January–2 February 1943 ANALYSIS THE BATTLEFIELD TODAY FURTHER READING INDEX
