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Beteilige Person: Bull, Stephen (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Oxford Osprey Publ. 2013
Ausgabe:1. publ. in Great Britain
Schriftenreihe:Elite series 193
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Zusammenfassung:"At the outbreak of World War II, only the Scandinavian armies had a real tradition of operating through the harshest of winters, often at high altitude. In early 1940 the world was astonished by Finland's remarkable resistance to its much stronger Soviet invaders - many of the soldiers were already competent skiers - which was contrasted only months later by the easy defeat of British and French expenditionary forces by the German invaders of Norway. The USSR learned from its mistakes, but Hitler's successes bred complacency, leading to the Wehrmacht's disastrous setbacks on the Eastern Front in winter 1941/42. This fascinating books tells how the Allied and Axis armies were forced to take winter and mountain warfare seriously, and outlines the training and equipment they developed for combat in exteme weather conditions and alpien environments. Based both on wartime manuals and on critiques of what actually happened in practice, it is illustrated with photos, original drawings from manuals, and colour artwork that brings tactical scenarios to life"--Page [4] of cover
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (page 63) and index
'Motti' tactics: Finland, 1939-40 -- The Western Allies in Norway, 1940 -- The Soviet tactical response: combat in winter (1941) -- Disaster on the Ostfront, 1941/42 -- German ski training & tactics, 1942-44 -- Techniques perfected, 1943-45 -- Conclusions
Umfang:64 S. zahlr. Ill. (some color), maps (some color) 25 cm