Overview
A highly illustrated account of the battle for the Demyansk Pocket on the Eastern Front in World War II. The fighting around the town of Demyansk was one of the longest encirclement battles on the Eastern Front during World War II, stretching from February 1942 to February 1943. Originally, the German 16. Armee occupied Demyansk in the autumn of 1941 because it was key terrain that would be used as a springboard for an eventual offensive into the Valdai Hills. Instead, the Soviet winter counteroffensive in February 1942 encircled the German II Armeekorps and other units, inside the Demyansk Pocket. Yet despite severe pounding from five Soviet armies, the embattled German troops held the pocket and the Luftwaffe organized a major aerial resupply effort to sustain the defenders. For the first time in military history, an army was supplied entirely by air. In February 1943, Marshal Timoshenko was ordered to launch an offensive to cut off the base of the salient and annihilate the 12 divisions. At the same time, Hitler finally came to his senses after the Stalingrad debacle and authorized the 16. Armee to withdraw from the pocket. This volume will conclude with the drama of a German Army-sized withdrawal under fire in winter, under attack from three sides.
Full Product Details
Author: Robert Forczyk ,
Peter Dennis
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint: Osprey Publishing
Volume: 245
Dimensions:
Width: 18.00cm
, Height: 0.80cm
, Length: 24.40cm
Weight: 0.340kg
ISBN: 9781849085526
ISBN 10: 1849085528
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 20 June 2012
Audience:
General/trade
,
Professional and scholarly
,
General
,
Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.
Language: English
Reviews
. ..provides a powerful, in-depth survey of the fighting around the town of Demyansk, one of the longest encirclement battles of World War II. - James A. Cox, The Bookwatch (September 2012)
.. .provides a powerful, in-depth survey of the fighting around the town of Demyansk, one of the longest encirclement battles of World War II. - James A. Cox, The Bookwatch (September 2012)
...provides a powerful, in-depth survey of the fighting around the town of Demyansk, one of the longest encirclement battles of World War II. James A. Cox, The Bookwatch (September 2012) .. .provides a powerful, in-depth survey of the fighting around the town of Demyansk, one of the longest encirclement battles of World War II. --James A. Cox, The Bookwatch (September 2012) .. .provides a powerful, in-depth survey of the fighting around the town of Demyansk, one of the longest encirclement battles of World War II. - James A. Cox, The Bookwatch (September 2012) . ..provides a powerful, in-depth survey of the fighting around the town of Demyansk, one of the longest encirclement battles of World War II. - James A. Cox, The Bookwatch (September 2012)
Author Information
Robert Forczyk has a PhD in International Relations and National Security from the University of Maryland and a strong background in European and Asian military history. He retired as a lieutenant colonel from the US Army Reserves having served 18 years as an armor officer in the US 2nd and 4th infantry divisions and as an intelligence officer in the 29th Infantry Division (Light). Dr Forczyk is currently a consultant in the Washington, DC area. Peter Dennis was born in 1950. Inspired by contemporary magazines such as Look and Learn he studied illustration at Liverpool Art College. Peter has since contributed to hundreds of books, predominantly on historical subjects, including many Osprey titles. A keen wargamer and modelmaker, he is based in Nottinghamshire, UK.
