World War II Soviet Armed Forces (3) - 1944-45

Informationen zum Autor NIGEL THOMAS PhD is an accomplished linguist and military historian, formerly at Northumbria University, now a freelance military author, translator and military uniform consultant. His interests are 20th-century military and civil uniformed organizations, with a special interest in Germany, Central and Eastern Europe. He has written widely for Osprey with titles such as MAA 518 Polish Legions 1914–19 and Elite 227 Armies of the Baltic Independence Wars 1918–20. He was awarded a PhD for the study of the Eastern enlargement of NATO. Darko Pavlovic was born in 1959 and currently lives and works in Zagreb, Croatia. A trained architect, he now works as a full-time illustrator and writer, specializing in militaria. Darko has illustrated a number of books for Osprey including Men-at-Arms 282: 'Axis Forces in Yugoslavia 1941–45'.The final instalment of the Men-at-Arms mini-series on the Soviet armed forces in World War II. Zusammenfassung Presents a detailed analysis of the Soviet armed forces during the final days of the war, covering the soldiers that successfully turned the tide against the Nazi onslaught and pushed it back into Germany itself. This book also offers a detailed breakdown of all the armed forces that conducted the offensive campaigns on the Eastern Front. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction/ Armed Forces High Command/ Red Army - recruitment! unit organization! uniforms! equipment! tactical development! and brief summary of operations/ Navy & naval Troops - recruitment! unit organization! uniforms! equipment! tactical development! and brief summary of operations/ Air Force & Paratroopers - recruitment! unit organization! uniforms! equipment! tactical development! and brief summary of operations/ NKVD! Internal Security and Frontier Troops - recruitment! unit organization! uniforms! equipment! tactical development! and brief summary of operations.

Product details

• Authors: Nigel Thomas
• Assisted by: Darko Pavlovic (Illustration), Pavlovic Darko (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.11.2012
• EAN: 9781849086349
• ISBN: 978-1-84908-634-9
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 244 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Men-at-Arms; Men-at-Arms
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; European History, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Military / Pictorial, Warfare & defence, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Modern warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), USSR, Soviet Union, Land forces and warfare, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, HISTORY / Military / Land Forces, HISTORY / Russia / Soviet Era