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Battle of Moscow 1941-1942, The

By: Helion & Company Limited

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Helion & Company)

Last Stocked on 10/21/2021

Product Info

Title
Battle of Moscow 1941-1942, The
Category
Author
Soviet General Staff
Publish Year
2015
Pages
476
Dimensions
7x10x1.5"
NKG Part #
2147868848
Type
Hardcover

Description

"The Battle of Moscow, 1941-1942: The Red Army's Defensive Operations and Counteroffensive Along the Moscow Strategic Direction" is a detailed examination of one of the major turning points of World War II, as seen from the Soviet side. The Battle of Moscow marked the climax of Hitler's "Operation Barbarossa," which sought to destroy the Soviet Union in a single campaign and ensure German hegemony in Europe. The failure to do so condemned Germany to a prolonged war it could not win.

The work was produced by the Red Army General Staff's military-historical section, which was charged with collecting and analyzing the war's experience and disseminating it to the army's higher echelons. This study discusses from Russia’s western front defensive operations, to the first phase of the Red Army’s counter-offensive, to January 1942 and the Soviet advances all along the front and their unsuccessful attempts to cut off the Germans' Rzhev-Vyaz'ma salient.