This book; reprinted form the rare 1769 Dublin edition; allows Major Rogers to tell portions of his life in his own words. To supplement his account; numerous annotations have added by Timothy Todish to give a broader picture of the events described. Gary Zaboly's original illustrations; along with page-length captions; add an invaluable dimension to this edition. A special contribution is his chapter on the uniforms worn by Robert's Rangers.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A unique and strictly documentary volumeBy F. Carol SabinThe third volume of Dr. Glantz’s complex analysis of the prolonged battles in the Smolensk region (10 July – 10 September 1941) is a unique and extensive collection of specific archival documents translated; mainly; from Russian; but also from German.In fact is the historical spring of the narrative and conclusions presented in the first two volumes and relies; specifically; on „ground truth†- about 400 strategic; operational and tactical records of the Soviet forces involved in the fighting around Smolensk extracted from the Russian archives. Apart from demolishing several myths about the fighting in the Smolensk region; this book restores a significant battle to the pages of history; „forgotten†by the Soviet historiography; namely Red Army’s September General counteroffensive (29 August - 12 September 1941).Structurally; the Soviet documents refers to combat orders; operational records; directives or even critiques from Stavka level down to front and armies headquarters and; sometimes; division level. On the other side; German documents include key Fuhrer directives and orders. (In total; 13 documents prepared by the OKW; OKH and AGC).The core of the study consist of 25 appendixes (A-W); varying in size. Some are easy to digest; but for the most important operations (e.g. Soviet counteroffensives) you need to read over 50-60 documents. For example; Appendix O: The second Soviet counteroffensive: The Western Front’s Dukhoshchina Offensive; 6-24 August1941 - contains no less than 55 combat orders; reports; operational summaries; etc from different levels; while Appendix S: The Third Soviet counteroffensive: The Western Front’s Dukhoshchina Offensive; 25 August - 10 September 1941 - has 67 documents. Appendix U; the largest; divided in three parts; includes 79 documents.There is a preface (that could be even the conclusion); an abbreviation section; few corrections to volume two and a very useful index to documents and tables.There are also five useful tables and ten archival maps taken (four of them being too large were further divided in two or three smaller-size maps of the same operational situation; giving a total of 16). The author mentioned 11 in the preface; but a quick look at page v is showing that the map no. 4 is missing. The quality of the maps is good; for just a few you’ll need a magnifying glass. No photos collections are provided.As was the case with Stalingrad trilogy’s Companion; this study is also recommended mainly for serious students who want more details; careful analysis or clarifications about the battles in Smolensk area and are accustomed with author’s style.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Barbarossa Derailed vol 3By M. NagleExcellent ongoing volume on the monumental battle at Smolensk where indeed the German Armed forces lost the battle of Russia. I have all volumes on Stalingrad. I give 5 stars but just tired of the terrible maps as usual. If you want great maps that can be laid out while you read you should buy Barbarossa Unleased. There in color to.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Detailing the details.By ClickNot a required book for the average reader in the 'Barbarosa Derailed' series. It is a 600+ page appendix full of German/Soviet notes/reports/communications/statistics that Glantz used for the first two books of the story.Only a hand-full of maps; but once again most are of poor clarity on the printed page. I can only imagine how bad they would look if viewed on a Kindle.
