Kharkov 1942: The Wehrmacht Strikes Back

by Robert Forczyk

After failing to finish off the German Army in the 1941/42 Winter Counteroffensive and aware that Hitler was planning a new summer offensive in mid-1942, Stalin directed the Red Army to conduct a powerful blow in one sector of the Eastern Front in order to disrupt German plans. The sector chosen was Kharkov, where the Soviet Southwestern Front had seized bridgeheads over the Donets River and Heeresgruppe S d appeared vulnerable. Under Stalin's trusted...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 178096157X
• ISBN13: 9781780961576
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.2" x 9.7"