The Battle of Stalingrad Through German Eyes: The Death of the Sixth Army

by Jonathan Trigg

Book Overview

Five months, one week and three days of hell. The German offensive to capture Stalingrad began in August 1942, using Friedrich Paulus's 6th Army and elements of the 4th Panzer Army. The attack was supported by intense bombing that reduced much of the city to rubble. The battle degenerated into house-to-house fighting, as both sides fought for the city on the Volga. By mid-November, the Germans were on the brink of victory as the Soviet defenders clung...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1398119636
• ISBN13: 9781398119635
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 320 Pages