By 1943; after the catastrophic German defeat at Stalingrad; the Wehmacht’s panzer armies gradually lost the initiative on the Eastern Front. The tide of the war had turned. Their combined arms technique; which had swept Soviet forces before it during 1941 and 1942; had lost its edge. Thereafter the war on the Eastern Front was dominated by tank-led offensives and; as Robert Forczyk shows; the Red Army’s mechanized forces gained the upper hand; delivering a sequence of powerful blows that shattered one German defensive line after another. His incisive study offers fresh insight into how the two most powerful mechanized armies of the Second World War developed their tank tactics and weaponry during this period of growing Soviet dominance. He uses German; Russian and English sources to provide the first comprehensive overview and analysis of armored warfare from the German and Soviet perspectives. This major study of the greatest tank war in history is compelling reading.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. In the heart of the action...By HMS WarspiteThe bicentennial of the Battle of Waterloo has called forth a number of excellent histories; among which should be "Picton's Division At Waterloo". Veteran Napoleonic historian Philip Haythornwaite provides a highly readable and informative narrative of the British 5th Division and its stalwart heroism at the battles of Quatre Bras and Waterloo.The book opens with a quick introduction to the 1815 campaign and the British Divisional system. Following is a description of the British Infantry units assigned to the 5th Division. The battle narrative properly begins in Brussels; with the news that Napoleon's Armee du Nord has crossed the French frontier and stolen a march on the Allied armies.The 5th Division's magnificent stand at the center of the Allied line at Quatre Bras gets significant coverage. The author makes an entirely plausible argument that General Picton and his men saved Wellington's Anglo-Dutch Army at this exhausting battle. The bloodletting at Mont St Jean seems almost an afterthought by comparison. The book closes with a follow-up on the fates of some of the surviving personalities in the Division. The text includes some nice period maps and illustrations. Highly recommended to students of the British Army and the Waterloo Campaign.
