War on the Eastern Front by James Lucas

War on the Eastern Front by James Lucas

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 Hitler's 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.

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.

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Title	War on the Eastern Front
Author	James Lucas
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Year published	2015-02-01
Number of pages	224
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