The Wehrmacht retreats : fighting a lost war, 1943 /

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"Throughout 1943, the German army, heirs to a military tradition that demanded and perfected relentless offensive operations, succumbed to the realities of its own overreach and the demands of twentieth-century industrialized warfare. In his new study, prizewinning author Robert Citino chronicl...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Citino, Robert Michael, 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, ©2012.
Series:Modern war studies.
Subjects:
1900-1999
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Eastern Front.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Italy.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Tunisia.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Front oriental.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Italie.
Armed Forces.
Military campaigns.
Germany > Armed Forces > History > World War, 1939-1945.
Germany > History, Military > 20th century.
Allemagne > Histoire militaire > 20e siècle.
Eastern Front (World War (1939-1945))
Germany.
Italy.
Tunisia.
History.
Military history.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The last victory? the race to Tunis
  • Manstein, the Battle of Kharkov, and the limits of command
  • The limits of fighting power: triumph and disaster in Tunisia, 1943
  • The Battle of Kursk: a reassessment
  • Smashing the Axis: Operation Husky and the Sicilian Campaign
  • Manstein's war: Bewegungskrieg in the east, July-December 1943
  • Kesselring's war: Italy, 1943
  • Conclusion: fighting a lost war.

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