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Combat eBook Series

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  • German Infantryman vs Russian Infantryman

    1914–15

    by Robert Forczyk ...
    Series Book 11 - Combat
    The Eastern Front of World War I is sometimes overshadowed by the fighting in the West.But the clashes between Imperial Germany and Tsarist Russia in East Prussia, Poland and Lithuania were every bit as gruelling for the participants as the great battles in Western Europe. In spite of the crushing German victory at Tannenberg in August 1914, the war in the East would grind on into 1918, hampered ... Read more

    R281,39

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  • Götterdämmerung - The Last Days of the Wehrmacht in the East

    by Bob Carruthers ...
    This fascinating collection of primary source accounts focuses on the combat actions of the Wehrmacht in the final battles of the war. The material is drawn from a variety of wartime sources and encompasses fascinating writings concerning the tactical, operational and strategic aspects of the battle for Berlin. Compiled and edited by Emmy Award winning author and historian Bob Carruthers, this ... Read more

    R49,83

  • How Hitler Could Have Won World War II

    The Fatal Errors That Led to Nazi Defeat

    by Bevin Alexander ...
    From an acclaimed military historian, a fascinating account of just how close the Allies were to losing World War II.Most of us rally around the glory of the Allies' victory over the Nazis in World War II. The story is often told of how the good fight was won by an astonishing array of manpower and stunning tactics. However, what is often overlooked is how the intersection between Adolf Hitler's ... Read more

    R241,95

  • Panzers at War 1943-1945

    by Bob Carruthers ...
    Dont fight a battle if you dont gain anything by winning.General Erwin RommelA fascinating account of a deadly combination: the supreme German weapon of war in the hands of the finest military tacticians of last century.Illustrated throughout with full coverage of all the German tanks, tank battles and campaigns in the period 1943-1945, from Kursk to the last battles in the east, along with ... Read more

    R49,83

  • Operation Zitadelle 1943

    The Greatest Tank Battle

    by Mark Healy ...
    In July 1943, Hitler launched Operation Zitadelle, the last German offensive on the Eastern Front. It was an attempt to shorten the German lines by eliminating the Kursk salient and was designed to result in the encirclement of the Red Army. In reality, the German tanks came up against impenetrable Russian defences: minefields, artillery and anti-tank emplacements, spread through lines 250km deep ... Read more

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  • Falaise

    The Flawed Victory–The Destruction of Panzergruppe West, August 1944

    by Anthony Tucker-Jones ...
    This WWII history critically reexamines one of the most dramatic and significant battles to follow the D-Day landings in Normandy.The destruction of the trapped German forces in the Falaise pocket in August 1944 is one of the most famous episodes of the Normandy campaign. But myths have grown up around the battle, and its impact on the course of the war is often misunderstood. In this meticulously ... Read more

    R51,67 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Eastern Front: Encirclement and Escape by German Forces

    by Bob Carruthers ...
    The ferocious battles for survival fought by trapped German forces in Russia have become synonymous with that most terrible of all military campaigns. Shortly after the war the personal experiences of those who had fought in the battles were collected together as the German Report Series. The German report series includes invaluable information from impeccable sources on the pockets formed at Klin ... Read more

    R49,83

  • Panzers at War 1939-1942

    by Bob Carruthers ...
    "Don't fight a battle if you don't gain anything by winning." General Erwin Rommel A fascinating account of a deadly combination: the supreme German weapon of war in the hands of the finest military tacticians of last century. Illustrated throughout with full coverage of all the tank battles and campaigns in the Second World from the Polish Blitzkrieg to Rommel's final defeat in the African desert ... Read more

    R49,83

  • The Supreme Commander

    by Stephen E. Ambrose ...
    In this classic portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower the soldier, bestselling historian Stephen E. Ambrose examines the Allied commander’s leadership during World War II.Ambrose brings Eisenhower’s experience of the Second World War to life, showing in vivid detail how the general’s skill as a diplomat and a military strategist contributed to Allied successes in North Africa and in Europe, and ... Read more

    R241,95

  • Steel Fist

    Tank Warfare 1939-45

    by Nigel Cawthorne ...
    "If the tanks succeed, then victory follows."General Heinz Guderian, 1937After seeing the success of the British tanks in the First World War, the Germans decided that the future of warfare lay in the Panzerkampfwagen, the armoured fighting vehicle, later simply known as the Panzer. In time, the Panzer Corps would become the German army's new vanguard, an essential component of the new style of ... Read more

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  • Poland 1939: The Blitzkrieg Unleashed

    by Bob Carruthers ...
    If the tanks succeed, then victory follows.General Heinz GuderianThis is the powerful record of the lightning campaign against Polandas documented by the Kriegsberichter.This book incorporates the whole of the results of extensive post war interviews carried out by the US department of the Army. The result is a vivid military history of the Polish campaign of September 1939 from the front lines. ... Read more

    R49,83

  • Erwin Rommel

    by Pier Paolo Battistelli ...
    Series Book 5 - Command
    Nicknamed 'The Desert Fox' for his cunning command of the Afrika Korps, Erwin Rommel remains one of the most popular and studied of Germany's World War II commanders.He got his first taste of combat in World War I, where his daring command earned him the Blue Max, Germany's highest decoration for bravery. He followed this up with numerous successes early in World War II in both Europe and Africa, ... Read more

    R290,36