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Marshal K.K. Rokossovsky - The Red Army's Gentleman Commander

By: Helion & Company Limited

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Helion & Company)


Product Info

Title
Marshal K.K. Rokossovsky - The Red Army's Gentleman Commander
Category
Author
Boris Sokolov
Publish Year
2015
Pages
496
Dimensions
6.5x9.5x1.25"
NKG Part #
2148062925
Type
Hardcover

Description

The author analyzes all of Rokossovsky's military operations, in both the Russian Civil War and the Second World War, paying particular attention to the problem of establishing the real casualties suffered by both armies in the main battles where Rokossovsky took part, as well as on the Eastern Front as a whole. Rokossovsky played a prominent role in the battles for Smolensk, Moscow, Stalingrad, Kursk, Belorussia, Poland, East Prussia and Pomerania. While praising Rokossovsky's masterful generalship, the author does not shy away from criticizing the nature of Soviet military art and strategy, in which the guiding principle was "at all costs" and little value was placed on holding down casualties. This discussion extends to the painful topic of the many atrocities against civilians perpetrated by Soviet soldiers, including Rokossovsky's own troops.