Campaigns Stalingrad 1942–43 (3) Paperback

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The final part in a three-book series on the Battle of Stalingrad, examining the Sovietencirclement, German relief efforts, and the final surrender of Paulus’ 6.Armee.DescriptionThe final part in a three-book series on the Battle of Stalingrad, examining the Sovietencirclement, German relief efforts, and the final surrender of Paulus’ 6.Armee.Having fought hard just to reach the outskirts of Stalingrad, the Axis forces foundthemselves embroiled in a protracted urban battle amid the ruins of a devastated city onthe Volga. The Soviet Red Army was able to hold onto the city then mount a surprisewinter counter-offensive known as Operation Uranus, which succeeded in encircling theGerman 6.Armee at Stalingrad. Despite a desperate German relief operation, the RedArmy eventually crushed the 6.Armee and hurled the remnants of the German southernfront back in disorder.This third and final volume in the Stalingrad trilogy begins just after the German 6.Armeehas been isolated at Stalingrad, and covers the period from 24 November 1942 to 2February 1943. The specially commissioned maps and 3D diagrams guide the readerin step-by-step, easily to follow detail through the German relief operation(Wintergewitter), the fighting on the Chir River, and the Soviet operations Koltso and LittleSaturn, and are complimented by the battlescene artworks that vividly depict the harshconditions experienced by the common soldiers fighting on both sides.Sales and Marketing HighlightsStalingrad is one of the most monumental and widely discussed battles in thehistory of World War II.This three-volume reworking of the existing Osprey Campaign series titleallows much greater detail to be revealed about the fighting, from sources onboth sides.Stalingrad's iconic status guarantees enduring appeal to military hobbyists,researchers and anyone interested in this pivotal phase of the Eastern Frontconflict.