Armageddon in Stalingrad : September-November 1942 / David M. Glantz with Jonathan M. House.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glantz, David M., author.

House, Jonathan M. (Jonathan Mallory), 1950- author.

Series:

Glantz, David M. Stalingrad trilogy ; v. 2.

Modern War Studies

The Stalingrad trilogy ; v. 2

Modern war studies.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Germany. Heer--History--World War, 1939-1945.

Germany.

Soviet Union. Raboche-Krest'i?a?nskai?a? Krasnai?a? Armii?a?--History--World War, 1939-1945.

Soviet Union.

Stalingrad, Battle of, Volgograd, Russia, 1942-1943.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (920 pages): illustrations, maps ;

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2009]

Summary:

Focuses on the inferno of combat that decimated the city of Stalingrad during the German offensive. The authors reconstruct the fighting hour by hour, street by street, and even building by building to reveal how Soviet defenders established killing zones throughout the city and repeatedly ambushed German spearheads.

Contents:

1. The Germans at the gates

2. The battle in Stalingrad's suburbs, 3-12 September 1942

3. The battle for central and southern Stalingrad, 13-26 September 1942

4. The initial assault on the workers' villages and reduction of the Orlovka salient, 27 September-3 October 1942

5. The final assault on the workers' villages and battles on sixth army's flanks, 3-13 October 1942

6. The struggle for the tractor factory and Spartanovka, 14-22 October 1942

7. The assaults on the Krasnyi Oktiabr' and Barrikady factories, 23-31 October 1942

8. The struggle on the flanks, 11 September-18 November 1942

9. The assaults on the Barrikady and Krasnyi Oktiabr' factories, 1-18 November 1942

10. Conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 831-843) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780700634408

0700634401

OCLC:

1374520772