Cuirassier Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 What are the best books discussing the 1944 Soviet winter campaign and the Vistula-Oder operation? Does Glantz have anything on these (other than a general history eg When Titans Clashed). Are there any Soviet general staff studies on these subjects? Thanks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 Magenheimer: Abwehrschlacht an der Weichsel, if you speak German. If not... All the best Andreas 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuirassier Posted November 16, 2007 Author Share Posted November 16, 2007 Unfortunately I do not speak German. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 Glantz does not have a separate book on the period. "Titans" covers it in 14 pages, at front to army level. Gives an OOB and describes a little of the Russian thinking between the successes in January and the stall from then to March, but pretty high level and thin. A better treatment in a general history is in Erickson, second volume, chapter 7. He has 100 pages on the January to March fighting, although about a third of it is devoted to the high level politiking among the allies and a bit to the Hungary stuff. It is still 5 times the length and depth of "Titans", and you get typical operational scale narrative from the Russian side (armies and tank corps movements and objective switches, occasional strengths, etc). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 If you don't speak German, Ziemke should be a good one for covering it at least to some extent. All the best Andreas 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuirassier Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share Posted November 19, 2007 Thanks, I'll check these books out. Is there anything specific on the battles for the Dnepr? I'm particularly interested in the period involving the Soviet breakout north of Kiev and the following German counterattacks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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