The Red Army, 1918-1939 -- Armed truce, 1939-1941 -- Opposing armies, 1941 -- First period of war: June 1941-November 19
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English Pages 1 vol. (xv-557 pages) : illustrations, cartes. ; 24 cm Year 2015
Table of contents :
The Red Army, 1918-1939 --
Armed truce, 1939-1941 --
Opposing armies, 1941 --
First period of war: June 1941-November 1942 --
The German onslaught --
Soviet response --
To Moscow --
Rasputitsa, Spring 1942 --
Operation Blau: the German 1942 offensive --
Second period of war: November 1942-December 1943 --
Operation Uranus: the destruction of Sixth Army --
Rasputitsa and operational pause, Spring 1943 --
Kursk to the Dnepr --
Third period of war: January 1944-May 1945 --
Third winter of the war --
Operation Bagration: the death of Army Group Center --
Clearing the flanks --
Battles in the snow, winter 1944-1945 --
End game --
Conclusion