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Beyond Stalingrad: Manstein and the Operations of Army Group Don (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780275934408)
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xThis study fills a void in the military history of World War II by focusing attention upon individual battles and operations on the Eastern Front--a subject largely neglected in the literature. Basing his study on in-depth analysis of contemporary war diaries, author Dana Sadarananda examines Field Marshal Erich von Manstein's conduct of operations as the commander of the German Army Group Don from November 1942-March 1943. Sadarananda traces the course of the Winter campaign of 1942-43--the aftermath of the Soviet counteroffensive that trapped the German 6th Army in the city of Stalingrad--and illuminates the reasons why the Army Group Don was able to achieve a dramatic reversal of fortune and enable the German Army to regain the initiative along the critical Eastern Front. He concludes that the German successes during the period in question were largely due to the perceptive and decisive leadership of Field Marshal von Manstein.
Sadarananda demonstrates that the battles that Manstein directed during the winter of 1942-43 were among the most critical of the entire war. In fact, he shows, failure to succeed would have meant the collapse of the entire Eastern front and an earlier victory for the Allies. Piecing together the course of the campaign, Sadarananda identifies four distinct phases of the operations, beginning in November 1942 when the 4th Panzer Army aborted its relieve drive on Stalingrad and culminating in the elimination of Russian forces and the German recapture of the Donets River line. Throughout, the author analyzes Manstein's military decisions as well as his relationship with Hitler during a period in which the German leader's behavior was characterized by uncertainty and indecision. Sadarananda argues that Manstein's genius was not only his ability to anticipate enemy moves but also his effectiveness in dealing with Hitler.Author: Dana V. Sadarananda
ISBN-10: 0275934403
ISBN-13: 9780275934408
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 06/26/1990
Pages: 184
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.31h x 6.24w x 0.77d
By Dana V. Sadarananda
xDANA V. SADARANANDA graduated from Villanova University and received his doctorate from Temple University, both located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. While at Temple, he studied under noted military historian Dr. Russell F. Weigley. This is Dr. Sadarananda's first published book. It is a result of over four years of research, including many hours reading and translating the war diaries of the German army group commands available at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
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