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Author:   Prit Buttar
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Osprey Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 16.40cm , Height: 4.40cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.731kg
ISBN:  

9781472863515

ISBN 10:   1472863518
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   13 March 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

(Subject to confirmation) List of Illustrations List of Maps Dramatis Personae Introduction: Tehran Chapter 1: Fritz and Ivan: The State of the Armies of the Eastern Front Chapter 2: The Front Behind the Front: Partisans in Belarus Chapter 3: Preparing the Blow Chapter 4: Waiting For the Hammer to Fall Chapter 5: A Fateful Anniversary: 22–24 June Chapter 6: The Floodgates Open: 25–28 June Chapter 7: Exploitation: 29 June–3 July Chapter 8: The Surge to the Frontier: 4–8 Chapter 9: Vilnius: 9–14 July Chapter 10: Fire Brigades: The Panzer Divisions and the Red Army, 9–19 July Chapter 11: Interlude: ‘Make Peace, You Fools! What Else Can You Do?’ Chapter 12: High Tide for the Red Army Chapter 13: Praga and Warsaw Chapter 14: The Third Reich on the Brink Notes Bibliography Index

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A dynamic and engrossing read – Buttar captures the drama and detail of one of the most important campaigns of the Second World War. * David Stahel, author of 'The Battle for Moscow and Hitler’s Panzer Generals' * Buttar’s meticulously researched account will be of particular interests to enthusiasts of second world war history, as well as those wanting to gain a greater insight into the battles, conditions, and tactics on the Eastern Front. * Morning Star *

A dynamic and engrossing read – Buttar captures the drama and detail of one of the most important campaigns of the Second World War. * David Stahel, author of 'The Battle for Moscow and Hitler’s Panzer Generals' *

Author Information

Prit Buttar studied medicine at Oxford and London before joining the British Army as a doctor. After leaving the army, he worked as a general practitioner. An established expert on the Eastern Front in 20th-century military history, his most recent titles include the critically acclaimed new history of the siege of Leningrad: To Besiege A City: Leningrad 1941–42 and Hero City: Leningrad 1943–44. He lives in Kirkcudbright, Scotland.

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