{"product_id":"stalingrad-1942-43-3-robert-forczyk-9781472842732","title":"Stalingrad 1942-43 (3): Catastrophe: The Death of 6th Army","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe final part in a three-book series on the Battle of Stalingrad, examining the Soviet encirclement, German relief efforts, and the final surrender of Paulus' 6.Armee.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHaving fought hard just to reach the outskirts of Stalingrad, the Axis forces found themselves embroiled in a protracted urban battle amid the ruins of a devastated city on the Volga. The Soviet Red Army was able to hold onto the city then mount a surprise winter counter-offensive known as Operation \u003ci\u003eUranus\u003c\/i\u003e, which succeeded in encircling the German 6.Armee at Stalingrad. Despite a desperate German relief operation, the Red Army eventually crushed the 6.Armee and hurled the remnants of the German southern front back in disorder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis third and final volume in the Stalingrad trilogy begins just after the German 6.Armee has been isolated at Stalingrad, and covers the period from 24 November 1942 to 2 February 1943. The specially commissioned maps and 3D diagrams guide the reader in step-by-step, easily to follow detail through the German relief operation (\u003ci\u003eWintergewitter\u003c\/i\u003e), the fighting on the Chir River, and the Soviet operations \u003ci\u003eKoltso\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLittle Saturn\u003c\/i\u003e, and are complimented by the battlescene artworks that vividly depict the harsh conditions experienced by the common soldiers fighting on both sides.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Forczyk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472842731\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472842732\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Osprey Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/22\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.72h x 7.34w x 0.26d","brand":"Robert Forczyk","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981269467391,"sku":"9781472842732","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cbf5c908-784e-41ae-9ca0-4d6296e56e14.jpg?v=1683254595","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stalingrad-1942-43-3-robert-forczyk-9781472842732","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}