Waffen-SS Soldier vs Soviet Rifleman: Rostov-on-Don and Kharkov 1942–43 Chris Mcnab

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• ISBN 10:1472857976
• ISBN 13:9781472857972
• Author: Chris Mcnab

As the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union unfolded, two places that suffered exceptionally severely were Kharkov (now Kharkiv) in Ukraine and Rostov-on-Don in Russia. In total, Kharkov would change hands violently four times between October 1941 and August 1943, and Rostov-on-Don also four times between November 1941 and February 1943.

In this book, Chris McNab examines the fighting men of the Red Army and the Waffen-SS who clashed in three battles – one for Rostov (July 1942) and two for Kharkov (February–March and August). He clearly explains the key differences between these two opponents – training, tactics, weaponry, ideology and motivation – and examines how these differences played out in the three engagements, which ranged from open-terrain combined-arms battles to close-quarters street fighting in major urban zones. The text is complemented by specially commissioned artwork and mapping and carefully chosen archive photographs.

Table contents:

1. The Opposing Sides
2. Ideology and Recruitment
3. Training and Tactics
4. Weapons
5. Rostov-on-Don
6. 20–25 July 1942
7. The Third Battle of Kharkov
8. 1 February–18 March 1943
9. The Fourth Battle of Kharkov
10. 6–11 August 1943
11. Analysis
12. Waffen-SS – ‘Fire Brigade’ Forces
13. Soviet Forces – Evolving Tactics
14. Aftermath
15. Unit Organizations
16. Bibliography

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