The Destruction of 6th Army at Stalingrad - Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives

The scale of death and destruction during the Battle of Stalingrad during late 1942 and early 1943 remains unprecedented in the history of warfare. The annihilation of General von Paulus' 6th Army epitomised the devastating defeat of Hitler's ambition to conquer Stalin's Soviet Union.

About the author

Ian Baxter is a military historian who specialises in German twentieth-century military history. He has written more than fifty books. He has also reviewed numerous military studies for publication, supplied thousands of photographs and important documents to various publishers and film production companies worldwide, and lectures to various schools, colleges and universities throughout the United Kingdom and Southern Ireland.

Summary

Graphic images, many never seen before, of the defeat and annihilation of the German 6th Army. The Battle of Stalingrad remains iconic.

Product details

• Authors: Ian Baxter
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9781526747952
• ISBN: 978-1-5267-4795-2
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 244 mm x 189 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 460 g
• Illustrations: 250 black and white illustrations
• Series: Images of War
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Russland, Europäische Geschichte, Zweiter Weltkrieg - Periode (1939 bis 1945), HISTORY / Military / World War II, History - Military / War, HISTORY / Europe / Russia & the Former Soviet Union