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Kuban 1943, The - The Wehrmacht's Last Stand in the Caucasus

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Campaign Series - World War II - Eastern Front

MSRP old price: $24.00


Product Info

Title
Kuban 1943, The - The Wehrmacht's Last Stand in the Caucasus
Publisher
Category
Author
Robert Forczyk
Publish Year
2018
Pages
96
Dimensions
7.25x9.75x.25"
NKG Part #
2147694594
MFG. Part #
OSPCAM318
Type
Softcover
Series
CAM318

Description

In the summer of 1942, the Wehrmacht invaded the Caucasus in order to overrun critical oil production facilities at Maikop, Grozny, and Baku. However, the Red Army stopped the Germans short of their objectives, then launched a devastating winter counteroffensive that encircled them at Stalingrad. With the help of stunning, specially commissioned artwork, this book tells the enthralling story of the impressive, but strategically foolish German stand at Kuban, which tied down seven Soviet armies in a sideshow battle of attrition, which the Soviets dubbed `the Kuban meat grinder.'