Robert kirchubel has assembled some of the maps from older osprey books, updated many, and added numerous new maps to provide a great visual representation of the conflict. Included are stories from a panzer crewman who survived the fighting at stalingrad as well as a paratrooper making a last stand before berlin. Popular wwii eastern front books goodreads share book. Eastern front world war ii books casemate publishers. This book should be of interest to everyone from novice to expert. On the soviet side, civilian partisans fought alongside and in cooperation with red army troops and red army and nkvd special forces.
A gripping firstperson memoir of soldierly sacrifice, heroism and fierce combat against numerically superior soviet forces during world war ii, by a charismatic belgian writer and politician turned waffen ss frontline infantryman. The names of the contributors are not announced at this time. Read eastern front combat the german soldier in battle from stalingrad to berlin by available from rakuten kobo. After many years of research, the author has written an excellent unit history that has all the necessary elements of a great book.
Apr 12, 2019 additionally, the book largely omits the roles played by the waffenss, luftwaffe except in its role as an arm of supply, and the kriegsmarine. Jeff rutherford talks about his book, combat and genocide on the eastern front. A truly invaluable source of information, especially if youre doing. The eastern front was the largest and bloodiest theatre of world war ii. Jul 28, 2017 atlas of the eastern front 194145 robert kirchubel. Concord series catalog panzer tracts catalog tank power series catalog charging knights on the eastern front. This is a combination of a combat history of the 2nd infantry division and the authors role and experiences in the fighting on the eastern front.
Combat pits historys adversaries against one another, from the snows of world war iis eastern front to the mud of the somme. German soldier, stalingrad eastern front testimonies. The combat history of panzergrenadier division brandenburg on the eastern front 194445. Eastern front combat ebook by 9780811746380 rakuten kobo.
Now add victory in europe to view the entire war from. Sniper on the eastern front is the heartrending biographical memoir of josef sepp allerberger, an austrian farmboy who served as a marksman a word preferred over sniper by wermacht soldiers in the german wermacht alpine division on the eastern front. Fighting with hitlers latvian ss by lisa blosfelds. A panzer crewman holds out to the bitter end at stalingrad, fighting the soviets as well as cold and hunger. Night combat and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. The eastern front revealed the german army to be an evolving and learning organization.
On the eastern front by georg trakl john greenings translation of a german poets experience in the first world war sets the raw colour of combat. In these firsthand accountsnever before published in englishgerman soldiers describe the horrors of combat on the eastern front during world war ii. Lucas, a veteran of the british north africa and italy campaigns, brings his military expertise to explain warfare on the eastern front. The memoirs of 3 12 years of combat on the eastern front, followed by over 1,000 days as a soviet pow can not be described in any other words except by a man that survived the ordeal. On june 22, 1941, hitler began what would be the most important campaign of the european theater. Buy books about world war 2 eastern front from boffins books. Gottlob herbert bidermann served in that lethal theater from 1941 to 1945, and his memoir of those years recaptures the sights, sounds, and smells of the war as it vividly portrays an army marching on the road to ruin.
Combat s innovative splitscreen artwork showing a key moment in battle from both sides perspective offers a glimpse of war through the eyes of those who fought, while first hand accounts, expert analysis, photographs, maps and specially commissioned colour plates. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. From the early german successes in operation barbarossa to the siege of stalingrad and the soviet counteroffensive that eventually brought berlin to its knees, the eastern front of world war ii saw axis forces clash with the red army in some of the most brutal battles in history. The waffen ss on the eastern front by walloon politician, soldier and memorialist leon degrelle 1906 1994 who joined german campaign against ussr. Buy a discounted paperback of eastern front combat online from australias leading online bookstore. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Megargee asserts that there are shortcomings in this literature. The russians really defended themselves metre by metre and so this resulted in close combat. Apr 05, 2001 i have just finnished fighting for the soviet mother land by dimitri loza. The battles on the eastern front constituted the largest military confrontation in history.
David stahel author of nazi policy on the eastern front, 1941 2012. The german soldier in battle from stalingrad to berlin stackpole military history series ebook. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A personal narrative of a german soldier on the eastern front during ww2. His thesis is that the wehrmacht was worn out after 8 weeks of operation barbarossa by dust in their engines, terrible roads, unsuitable t. A german soldiers memoir of the eastern front modern war studies. Firstperson german accounts of bloody combat includes neverbeforeseen photos we had been hit in the left side of our panzer iii and had no choice but to bail out. The eastern front true combat ebook by nigel cawthorne. After germanys initial success at the battle of kiev in 1941, hitler saw the soviet union as militarily weak and ripe for immediate conquest. Another classic book covering one battle on the eastern front is of course. The german infantrys war, 19411944, about combat and occupation policies of the german army during world war ii. The german soldier in battle from stalingrad to berlin. The german soldier in battle from stalingrad to berlin 2008, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Eastern front combat, the german soldier in battle from.
Armin scheiderbauer served as an infantry officer with the 252nd infantry division, german army, and saw four years of bitter combat on the eastern front, being wounded six times. But i would like to hear what you people think is good. If youre interested in the history of the eastern front, this book should definitely be on your toread list. Read the eastern front true combat by nigel cawthorne available from rakuten kobo. Books by hans wijers author of eastern front combat. Achetez et telechargez ebook soviet partisan vs german security soldier. In much of western and russian historiography, the sovietgerman air war on the eastern front has often been overshadowed by the titanic struggle on the ground, and by the luftwaffes air battles against the western allies on the western front. German army veteran of world war ii remembers the eastern front and his years as a pow in soviet camps. The savage partisan war on the eastern front during world war ii saw a wide variety of forces deployed by both sides. The german armed forces suffered 80% of its military deaths in the eastern front. From the start of 1943 up to the east prussian frontier in 1944. By 1944, the overwhelming majority of the german army had participated in the german war of annihilation in the soviet union and historians. This book is windowdressed to look like a new piece of literature on the eastern front. Combat and genocide on the eastern front by jeff rutherford.
Military improvisations during the russian campaign. Mar 01, 2014 the book doesnt have analysis of the battles, it just consists of countless tables with information on casualties, production etc. Eastfront took to to the other side of the conflict. The fateful siege, 19421943 by antony beevor, hitler moves east 19411943 by paul carell, battleground. The eastern front from the early german successes in operation barbarossa to the siege of stalingrad and the soviet counteroffensive that eventually brought berlin to its knees, the eastern front of world war ii saw axis forces clash with the red army in some of the most brutal battles in history. Firstperson german accounts of bloody combat includes neve. According to the introduction, the book examines, in part, the romantic heroicization of the german army fighting to save europe from a rapacious communism. Many of the new titles you see around i will carry and when i do have the book in stock they will be posted immediately.
The german soldier in battle from stalingrad to berlin stackpole military history series kindle edition by wijers, hans. Dec 05, 2002 this book cover the war on the eastern front from 1941 barbarossa to 1943 end of the stalingrad battle scorched earth 19431944 by paul carell. Lee eastern front combat the german soldier in battle from stalingrad to berlin por disponible en rakuten kobo. Combat pits historys adversaries against one another, from world war iis eastern front to the mud of the somme. Decision in the east by earl ziemke for something a little more up to date, david glantzs when titans clashed is a relatively short overall look at the eastern front over the 4 years. Of these, around 10 million were combat related deaths, the rest being civilians. Medaille winterschlacht im osten 194142 was a world war ii german military decoration awarded to both german and axis personnel. The author, gottlob herbert bidermann, won two iron crosses, the crimea shield, the close combat badge, the german cross in gold, the gold wound badge wounded five times, the honour roll clasp and the tank destruction badge.
Additionally, the book largely omits the roles played by the waffenss, luftwaffe except in its role as an arm of supply, and the kriegsmarine. Gottlob bidermann served in that lethal theater from 1941 to 1945, and his memoir of those years vividly recaptures his. The book contains an unprecedented array of german and soviet archival documents regarding opposing orders of battle and combat strengths, daily troop dispositions, and combat orders, including okw communiques, stavka directives, soviet general staff and okh daily operational summaries, army group, front, and army orders, and excerpts from the. It is generally accepted as being the deadliest conflict in human history, with over 30 million killed as a result. The campaign in eastern europe has been studied for decades, and an abundance of historical literature on the subject has been written and is widely available. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. Books covering the eastern front of ww2 are usually one of my favourite areas of reading. Free shipping on due to covid19, orders may be delayed. Combat and genocide on the eastern front is one of the most important books on the wehrmacht to appear in the last twenty years and a must read for both the. Eastern front world war ii news newspapers books scholar. They were characterized by unprecedented ferocity, wholesale destruction, mass deportations, and immense loss of life due to combat, starvation, exposure, disease, and massacres. Charging knights on the eastern front the combat history. It involved more land combat than all other world war ii theatres combined. Combat and genocide eastern front german infantrys war 19411944.
I just read operation barbarossa and germanys defeat in the east by david stahel, which i highly recommend. A gripping firstperson memoir of soldierly sacrifice, heroism and fierce combat against numerically superior soviet forces during world war ii, by a charismatic belgian writer and politician turned waffen ss front line infantryman. With the onset of the cold war the pool of hard won knowledge gained by the wehrmacht on the eastern front. The book doesnt have analysis of the battles, it just consists of countless tables with information on casualties, production etc. The eastern front of ww2 remains one of the largest bloodbaths in the entire history of humanity. Data is broken down by year, quarter and by operation. Those 2 books, totalling over 0 pages, are one of the best account of this front. In the ruined houses, streets and sewers of stalingrad there raged a ferocious handtohand battle. The eastern front of world war ii was a theatre of conflict between the european axis powers. German army veteran of world war ii remembers the eastern. Eastern front combat ebook por 9780811746380 rakuten kobo. The principal author, who by the end of the war had attained the rank of full general generaloberst, served on the eastern front throughout the russian campaign and the subsequent retreat into the northern plains of germany. Written by tank veterans who survived the eastern front, panzer warfare on the eastern front provides a firsthand look at armoured combat in that epic theater. The war against the soviet union would leave tens of millions of soviet citizens dead and large parts of the country in ruins.
Eastern front air combat in the big picture of wwii. Booktopia has eastern front combat, the german soldier in battle from stalingrad to berlin by hans wijers. Hans wijerss most popular book is eastern front combat. Hans wijers has 14 books on goodreads with 226 ratings. Combat and genocide on the eastern front, 1941, military historian geoffrey p. Eastern front 194144 combat book 44 english edition. It was awarded to those who served on the german eastern front during the winter campaign period of 15 november 1941 to 15 april 1942. If you want to scientifically analyze the eastern front battles, then you need this book. David stahel, author of nazi policy on the eastern front, 1941 2012. A german soldiers memoir of the eastern front modern war studies by gottlob herbert bidermann, et al book description. An assault gun commander seeks out and destroys enemy tanks in poland.
It covers the period from stalingrad to berlin and reflects the combatents thoughts at the time. The waffen ss on the eastern front the epic of the volunteer wallonian legion, a unit of the paneuropean waffen ss, as told by its leader, leon degrelle the russians came at dawn, the better part of two regiments, men and tanks silhouetted against the bloodred sun as they moved forward across the steppe. Charging knights on the eastern front the combat history of s. July 28, 2017 atlas of the eastern front is a valuable contribution to the study of world war ii. The german soldier in battle from stalingrad to berlin stackpole military history stackpole military history series by wijers, hans isbn. In our black uniforms, we clearly stood out against the snow. Sajers german footsoldiers perspective makes the forgotten soldier a unique war memoir, the book that the christian science monitor said may well be the book about world war ii that has been so long awaited. Nov 18, 20 this weeks poem is john greenings translation of on the eastern front by georg trakl. The author could be described as a veteran in every sense of the word, even though he was only age 21 when the war ended. Also dated and a good read is moscow to stalingrad. One of such exceptions is the extraordinary book entitled campaign in russia. Moreover the author of this vividly and graphically written book where the cruel reality.
Koschorrek in the series of articles, great ww2 books, we shall suggest some books. Gottlob herbert bidermann served in that lethal theater from 1941 to 1945, and his memoir of those years recaptures the sights, sounds, and smells of the war as it vividly portrays an army marching on the road. This book presents the remarkable personal journals of a german soldier who participated in operation barbarossa and subsequent battles on the eastern front, revealing the combat experience of the germanrussian war as seldom seen before. Night combat by bob carruthers available from rakuten kobo. The memoirs of a german soldier on the eastern front by gunter k. Atlas of the eastern front 194145 robert kirchubel. The german soldier in battle from stalingrad to berlin ebook online. Combat and genocide on the eastern front is one of the most important books on the wehrmacht to appear in the last twenty years and a must read for both the german military campaign as well as its war of annihilation. War on the eastern front 19411945 easily gets 4 stars and a hearty recommendation to all students of wwii history. Now it has been handsomely republished as a hardcover containing fifty rare german combat photos of life and death at the eastern front. This book is a dutch translation of the authors interview notes with various german combat veterans who fought on the eastern front.
A riveting and reflective account by one of the millions of anonymous soldiers who fought and died in that cruel terrain, in deadly combat conveys the brutality and horrors of the eastern front in gottlob herbert bidermann served in that lethal theater from 1941 to 1945, and his memoir of those years recaptures the sights, sounds, and smells of the war as it vividly portrays an army marching on the road to ruin. The epic siege of world war ii, 19411944 by anna reid, stalingrad. This book examines how the german infantry divisions both waged war against the red army and interacted with civilians in the industrial. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. The original poem im osten which follows the english here was probably written in the aftermath of the. In the hell that was world war ii, the eastern front was its heart of fire and ice.