OPERATION BARBAROSSA. STRATEGY & TACTICS ON THE EASTERN FRONT IN 1941

(Subject: World War II - Eastern Front) This is a very detailed and authoritative study,using primary German and Russian sources. Covers Soviet Defence Strategy, German Planning, the drive to the Dneiper, the Minsk pocket, the fall of Smolensk, Yelnia Salient, the Smolensk counter-offensive, the OKW vacillation, the Army Group Center pause, the failure of German Command and Control, the fall of Kiev, defence of Moscow, the collapse of German Strategic Planning. With details of the Organization and Structure of Soviet Units, Soviet tank strengths, Soviet Order of Battle, Organization and Structure of the German Army in the East. (Published: 1984) (Publisher: Presidio Press) (ISBN: 0891411976) (Pagination: 415pp.maps.figures, illustrations) (Condition: very good in torn d/w) UL-XXXXXX.