At War''s Summit The Red Army Struggle for Caucasus Mountains in World War II

Recreates the harsh mountain warfare during the Wehrmacht's and Red Army's clash on the highest battlefield of World War Two.

Info autore

Alexander Statiev is Associate Professor of History at the University of Waterloo, Ontario. His extensive experience in mountain trekking, white water rafting and ski expeditions across five continents helped him assess the challenges to military actions in the mountains described in this book.

Riassunto

This is the story of the highest battlefield of World War Two, which brings to life the extremes of mountain warfare. The Caucasus Mountains became the battleground between elite German mountain divisions and the untrained soldiers of the Red Army, as they fought each other, the weather and the terrain.

Relazione

'Comprehensive, engaging and full of new material. Statiev's majestic new study is not just a scholarly work, it is an exciting read, which will endure as the definitive work on this neglected theatre of the German-Soviet war for a long time to come.' David Stahel, author of The Battle for Moscow

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Alexander (University of Waterloo Statiev, Alexander Statiev, Statiev Alexander
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 31.08.2018
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > XX° secolo (fino al 1945)
• EAN: 9781108424622
• ISBN: 978-1-108-42462-2
• Numero di pagine: 454
• Serie: Cambridge Military Histories; Cambridge Military Histories
• Categorie: HISTORY / Military / General, 20th Century, military history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Second World War, Archaeology, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), History and Archaeology, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General