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Sacrifice on the steppe : the Italian Alpine Corps in the Stalingrad Campaign, 1942-1943 / by Hope Hamilton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hamilton, Hope.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Stalingrad, Battle of, Volgograd, Russia, 1942-1943.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Russia (Federation).
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Italy. Esercito. Alpini.
- Italy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 366 p., [16] p. of plates ) ill.
- Place of Publication:
- Phhiladelphia, Pa. : Casemate, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- When Germany's Sixth Army advanced to Stalingrad in 1942, its long-extended flanks were mainly held by its allied armies - the Romanians, Hungarians, and Italians. These flanks quickly caved in before the massive Soviet counter-offensive. Historical record shows that one allied unit held out to the end - the Italian Alpine corps. When Germanys Sixth Army advanced to Stalingrad in 1942, its long-extended flanks were mainly held by its allied armiesthe Romanians, Hungarians, and Italians. But as history tells us, these flanks quickly caved in before the massive Soviet counter-offensive which commenced that November, dooming the Germans to their first catastrophe of the war. However, the historical record also makes clear that one allied unit held out to the very end, fighting to stem the tidethe Italian Alpine Corps.
- Notes:
- Formerly CIP.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613256270
- 9781283256278
- 1283256274
- 9781612000138
- 1612000134
- OCLC:
- 923616952
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