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The combination of Russian assault and German counterattack had created the preconditions for the next two Soviet winter offensives; the Korsun'-Shevchenkovskii operation and the Rovno-Lutsk operation. Based on the unpublished records of the German 1st and 4th Panzer Armies, and supplemented by comprehensive mapping and order of battle data, this book provides an authoritative, detailed, day-by-day account of German operations as they developed in response to the Soviet offensive. This first volume describes events until 9 January 1944, during which period the German forces were pushed back forcibly under the weight of the Soviet offensive, and includes 140 detailed daily situation maps in color to allow the reader to follow operations as they developed day by day. "Barrett does a superb job detailing the course and outcome of this important Soviet offensive from the German perspective.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This book provides a very thorough and detailed account of that campaign using archived action reports from German units (Army, Corps and Division) that were involved. There is little account from the Russian side in this book although the Russian units involved are identified (through German action reports I'm sure). Since the Russians outnumbered the Germans in the first phase of this battle - they attacked with over 800,000 soldiers and 2000 tanks against the German total of less than 200,000 and 400 each - the Russians would probe for weak spots and then drive major armor units through the created hole."
"With other titles, I might be hunting down some obscure village on a map, but this series gives you a nice book of them. Barratt breaks it down into an overview, before taking the reader into the actions of each Korps and its component divisions on a given day. One thing that became something of bore after awhile was the repetitive use of certain phrases to describe defensive success or failures. So no accounts of infantry fighting for frozen trenches or Panzers charging into battle against superior Soviet tank strength. However, if you really want a study of an important, but little known, campaign from the perspective of German Korps and Armee level leadership, then you may want to pick it up."
"A single, color, map of the entire area would be a great help."
"Many maps with godd pictures showing different units engaging russians units."
"It is more of an in depth study that uses two volumes: a text book and a map book."
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With sections dedicating to safety (post-Russia 2013 crisis) transit, dating, food, and much more--UNDERSTANDING UKRAINE will help fellow travelers decide on whether or not Ukraine is a good fit for them.
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"It is short and to the point."
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"There is a lot of practical information in this travel guide. Something I had never considered."
"Ukraine is an interesting country to visit for many reasons. This guide will get you up to speed on Ukraine, which is particularly useful if you're planning a trip."
"I really wish I had read this book before embarking on my trip, as I would have had a lot of useful information that it took me months to discover on my own."
"Instead of filtering through all the disinformation around the web, you're better off with a guide like this - you can tell the author spends significant periods of time in the Ukraine."
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Based on the unpublished records of the German 1st and 4th Panzer Armies, and supplemented by comprehensive mapping and order of battle data, this book provides an authoritative, detailed, day-by-day account of German operations as they developed in response to the Soviet offensive. In tracing the course of these counterattacks, the book describes how the German operational situation developed during the period immediately leading up to the Soviet Korsun' offensive. “ … should go down as the definitive look from the German side of the hill at the critically important combat operations on Army Group South's left flank during the lead up to the far more famous Battle of the Korsun Pocket.” ( Globe At War ).
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"This history covers the period after the Battle of Kursk when the Soviets, having ground down most of the German armored forces available on the Eastern Front (some, notably II SS Panzer Korps, were transfered to another front (II SS to Italy); and others. had been stripped to 50% or less of their TO&E armor strength - i.e. only one tank battalion and usually a weak one in order to equip the German forces at Kursk) launched a series of offensives in the Kiev area after successfully pushing Army Group South back from Kursk and Kiev."
"This part of the Soviet winter offensive was called Zhitomir-Berdichev due to the axis of attack and had the objective of liberating the rest of Ukraine from German control. I would have liked to have seen more Soviet material but admit the author has done an excellent job with the German side, providing comprehensive coverage of all AGS divisions and the battle sites they defended within this campaign. While the German side will display division or corps coverage there are only red arrows that shows Soviet axes of attack. Its obvious the author has spent a lot of time researching and collating this material and has become an expert; his views are valid and for anybody looking to study the complete historiography of the war should seriously consider reading this operation."
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Note that book was a gift from the Minnesota Historical Society to the High School library. Book is in excellent condition, showing no wear, no creases, no underlining, highlighting or notes.
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From the desperate fight to prevent a burning reactor core from irradiating eastern Europe, to the self-sacrifice of the heroic men who entered fields of radiation so strong that machines wouldn’t work, to the surprising truth about the legendary ‘Chernobyl divers’, all the way through to the USSR’s final show-trial. Andrew Leatherbarrow lives with his fiance and their two children in Lancashire, England.
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