THE CRIMEAN CAMPAIGN 1941 - 1944 WILHELM TIEKE

Description: THE CRIMEAN CAMPAIGN 1941 - 1944 by Wilhelm Tieke, hardcover book, shrinkwrapped. The CRIMEAN CAMPAIGNS 1941 – 1944 describes the battles for the Crimea during World War Two on two levels: tactical and strategic. The many excellent accounts of small actions are nicely woven into the overall description of the intense fighting for the Black Sea peninsula. All important phases of that unique battle front are covered, including the penetration through the Isthmus of Perekop in 1941, the combat on the Tschatyrlyk, and the pursuit to Sevastopol, where the Germans were halted by the city’s powerful defenses. Following the drive to Kerch and some setbacks, after a 4 week brutal siege Sevastopol was captured on 1 July 1942. The uneasy German occupation lasted until 1944 when the Soviet army recaptured Crimea in early May 1944. The final chapter was once again written in Sevastopol, when the remnants of the German defenders attempted to leave by sea transport. Thanks to Hitler’s intransigence, the evacuation was a disaster and a large portion of the fighting troops wound up in Russian captivity, many never to see their homeland again. Feldmarshall Erich von Manstein led the German forces during the battles for the Crimea. Transferred from the Leningrad Front in northern Russia, he provided brilliant leadership. Hampered by a lack of sufficient forces and equipment, he got everything that he could from a handful of German infantry divisions and some smaller formations, and the allied Romanian units. The German siege of Sevastopol in 1942 and the Soviet one in 1944 were the two focal points of the Crimean campaigns, pointing out the importance of the Crimea and Sevastopol for the Russians and any possible invaders. 446 pages, 81 photos, 12 b/w maps and a separate foldout with several color maps. All books are entirely in English unless noted otherwise. Winner pays $6.50 shipping within the US. I combine purchases and the rate goes way down after the first book purchased. International orders billed at cost. I will ship anywhere in the world. If you have any questions about payment options please contact me. I SHIP ANYWHERE ON THIS PLANET. Be assured, though I may not always have the lowest price, you will not get any cheap bookclub editions from me on ebay. I've been selling books for many many years and I can spot cheap bookclubs a mile away. Hand me a book and I'll tell you straight off if it's a bookclub edition. Sometimes it can be hard for most booksellers to know if it's a bookclub, like university press books. They don't normally put the price on the jacket for the publisher's edition, but most of them do use full or partial cloth binding, whereas the bookclub edition will be simply cheap board covers. Though let's face it, most of the publisher's editions these days aren't all that great in quality either, the bookclubs are even worse! Please look at my ebay store where many similar titles are available. If you have further questions and would like to talk to me you can call

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