
War on the Eastern Front
The German Soldier in Russia, 1941-1945
James Lucas(Author)
Greenhill Books (Publisher)
Published on 12. May 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-80500-137-9 (ISBN)
Description
Dawn on Sunday 22 June 1941 saw the opening onslaughts of Operation Barbarossa as German forces stormed forward into the Soviet Union. Few of them were to survive the five long years of bitter struggle.
A posting to the Eastern Front during the Second World War was rightly regarded with dread by the German soldiers. They were faced by the unremitting hostility of the climate, the people and even, at times, their own leadership. They saw epic battles such as Stalingrad and Kursk, and yet it was a daily war of attrition which ultimately proved fatal for Hitlers ambition and the German military machine.
In this classic account leading military historian James Lucas examines different aspects of the fighting, from war in the trenches to a bicycle-mounted anti-tank unit fighting against the oncoming Russian hordes. Told through the experiences of the German soldiers who endured these nightmarish years of warfare, War on the Eastern Front is a unique record of this cataclysmic campaign.
A posting to the Eastern Front during the Second World War was rightly regarded with dread by the German soldiers. They were faced by the unremitting hostility of the climate, the people and even, at times, their own leadership. They saw epic battles such as Stalingrad and Kursk, and yet it was a daily war of attrition which ultimately proved fatal for Hitlers ambition and the German military machine.
In this classic account leading military historian James Lucas examines different aspects of the fighting, from war in the trenches to a bicycle-mounted anti-tank unit fighting against the oncoming Russian hordes. Told through the experiences of the German soldiers who endured these nightmarish years of warfare, War on the Eastern Front is a unique record of this cataclysmic campaign.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
None
Dimensions
Height: 156 mm
Width: 235 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
336 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80500-137-9 (9781805001379)
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JAMES LUCAS fought with the British infantry in the Second World War. Lucas received international acclaim as one of the leading experts on all aspects of German military conduct in the Second World War.