"Retreat from Moscow: A New History of Germany's Winter" Topic
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| Tango01 | 18 Mar 2020 12:39 p.m. PST |
…Campaign, 1941-1942 "Germany's winter campaign of 1941–1942 is commonly seen as its first defeat. In Retreat from Moscow, a bold, gripping account of one of the seminal moments of World War II, David Stahel argues that instead it was its first strategic success in the East. The Soviet counteroffensive was in fact a Pyrrhic victory. Despite being pushed back from Moscow, the Wehrmacht lost far fewer men, frustrated its enemy's strategy, and emerged in the spring unbroken and poised to recapture the initiative. Hitler's strategic plan called for holding important Russian industrial cities, and the German army succeeded. The Soviets as of January 1942 aimed for nothing less than the destruction of Army Group Center, yet not a single German unit was ever destroyed. Lacking the professionalism, training, and experience of the Wehrmacht, the Red Army's offensive attempting to break German lines in countless head-on assaults led to far more tactical defeats than victories…"
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| BillyNM | 18 Mar 2020 11:12 p.m. PST |
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Marc33594  | 19 Mar 2020 4:31 a.m. PST |
From one of the reviews on Amazon:
Also, the maps are excellent. |
| Tango01 | 19 Mar 2020 1:03 p.m. PST |
Thanks!. Amicalement
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| Historydude18 | 27 Mar 2020 2:50 p.m. PST |
I have his two other books on Moscow. Maybe I should get this one too. |
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