The Anvil of War

The Anvil of War
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Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Total Pages : 400
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ISBN-10 : 9781848328716
ISBN-13 : 1848328710
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Book Synopsis The Anvil of War by : Oldwig Von Natzmer

Download or read book The Anvil of War written by Oldwig Von Natzmer and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2016-10-19 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unprecedented look at German operations on the Russian Front during World War II. The Anvil of War details the German strategies and tactics employed by the commanders on the cataclysmic Russian Front in the Second World War. Monographs by two German officers who served in Russia – Military Improvisations during the Russian Campaign and German Defense Tactics against Russian Breakthrough by General Erhard Rauss, and Operations of Encircled Forces by Generalleutnant Oldwig von Natzmer – show how the Germans adapted techniques to cope with their enemy’s great numerical superiority, and managed to delay and sometimes drive back the “steamroller Russian forces during the German retreat in 1945.” These reports were written as part of a U.S. Army program instigated after the war by Colonel S.L.A. Marshall of the Army Historical Division, who was convinced that no record of the war could be complete without the input of German commanding officers and their main staff officers. The significance of the material detailing the Germans vast experience of fighting the Soviets was emphasized with the fear of a Russian attack during the Cold War.


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