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Book SynopsisNow available in paperback, this book tells the detailed and engrossing account of the fighting in Ukraine in 1944, making use of the extensive memoirs of German and Russian soldiers involved in the fighting, as well as partisans behind the German lines, to bring the story to life.
''The Reckoning is vivid history, the tragic Eastern Front brought to life through the widest range of Russian and German sources I''ve ever read. Bravo.'' Peter Caddick-Adams, author and broadcaster
By the end of 1944 the Red Army was poised on the very frontiers of the Third Reich. How had the once unstoppable, mighty Wehrmacht faltered so disastrously? Certainly it had suffered defeats before, in particular the vast catastrophe of Stalingrad, but it was in 1944 that the war was ultimately lost. It was no longer a case of if but rather when the Red Army would be at the gates of Berlin.
Prit Buttar retraces the ebb and flow of the various battles a
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The Reckoning reinforces Prit Buttar's standing as a leading authority on modern warfare in Eastern Europe. If you find the scale and complexity of the Eastern Front battles daunting, pick up a copy, relax and let Prit Buttar lead the way... totally absorbing narrative. * Mike Peters, Chairman, International Guild of Battlefield Guides *
The panorama of the WWII Eastern Front is so huge, it's often difficult to comprehend. Dr Prit Buttar has nailed it through his judicious blend of the strategic and tactical – commanders’ debates and soldiers’ experiences. At times this is Sven Hassell brought vividly to life. The Reckoning is well-balanced throughout, fair to both sides, employing the widest range of Russian and German sources I've ever seen. Long overdue, I am sure it will replace all previous accounts of Army Group South. * Peter Caddick-Adams, author and broadcaster *
A masterful account of the war in the East. * The Armourer *
Table of Contents
List of Maps Dramatis Personae Preface Introduction 1: The Protagonists 2: The Kirovograd Encirclement 3: Watutin and the Cherkassy-Korsun Encirclement 4: Another Stalingrad 5: Mud, Snow and Hill 239 6: Kamanets-Podolski: The Encirclement of First Panzer Army 7: Malinovsky’s Offensive 8: The Wandering Pocket 9: The Crimean Peninsula 10: The End of the Leash 11: Preparing for Summer 12: The Lviv-Sandomierz Operation 13: The Disintegrating Axis 14: The Approaching Endgame Notes Bibliography Index
