BARBAROSSA TO BERLIN - VOLUME 2: November 1942 to May 1945? (Chronology of the Campaigns on the Eastern Front 1941-45)

By Brian Taylor

Book Overview

This is a chronological account of the campaigns on the Eastern Front during World War II that traces the Soviet counteroffensive around Stalingrad to the final destruction of the Ostheer. This... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 186227228X
• ISBN13: 9781862272286
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Spellmount Publishers
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Comprehensive coverage of the Russo-German War

If you're into chronology this 2 volume set is a must. Its the most comprehensive study of tactical engagements that I have found of the war in Russia. The 2 volumes have over 600 pages of daily entries. During key campaigns like Barbarossa, Typhoon, Stalingrad, Kursk etc, each day's entries are two or three pages long. Each entry will give key commanders and units involved, the tactics used, nearby cities and rivers, the bridgeheads established etc and with a little effort you can follow a favorite general or division throughout a campaign or even the entire war. Putting this info into a database makes it easy and interesting to follow Manstein, Kluge, Zhukov or Rokossovsky etc on how they bested their enemy. There are a few cases of individual or company size bravery mentioned but for the most part the engagements are discussed at a division, corps or army level. After a brief introduction volume one starts at 6/22/1941 and ends on 11/18/1942 and the second volume takes you from Operation Uranus to 5/15/1945. Between the two books there are 52 black and white maps that are helpful and there are only a very few photos. There is a bibliography that I found helpful and there is separate indexes for people and places.

A good general source for the War on the Eastern Front

Many books have been written and are yet to be written on the Eastern Front battles between Germany and the Soviet Union. This book and its companian are a good starting point for a novice study of these battles. The books are a quick read but with only a half page or less per day it leaves a lot left out and only covers the major actions of the combatants. A recommended addition to a Eastern Front libary as a good starting point for future research.