Bagration 1944
The Great Soviet Offensive
$52.49
- Hardcover
480 pages
- Release Date
2 September 2025
Summary
A fascinating history of the great summer offensive launched by the Red Army in 1944 which turned the tide of the war.
Throughout the war on the Eastern Front, there were two consistent trends. The Red Army battled to learn how to win, while involved in a struggle for its very survival. But by 1944 it had a leadership that was able to wield it with lethal effect and with far better equipment than before. By contrast, the Wehrmacht had commenced a slow process of decli…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472863515 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472863518 |
| Author: | Prit Buttar |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 2 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 758g |
| Dimensions: | 48mm x 163mm x 242mm |
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Critics Review
A dynamic and engrossing read – Buttar captures the drama and detail of one of the most important campaigns of the Second World War. * David Stahel, author of ‘Retreat from Moscow’ *
Buttar’s meticulously researched account will be of particular interests to enthusiasts of second world war history, as well as those wanting to gain a greater insight into the battles, conditions, and tactics on the Eastern Front. * Morning Star *
Bagration 1944 is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the broader complexities of the Eastern Front, the finer details of Nazi Germany’s most crushing defeat in World War Two, and the monumental scale of Soviet military capabilities by the latter stage of the conflict. * Classic Military Vehicle *
[Buttar] has produced an authoritative account of one of history’s greatest military catastrophes, which reveals that the Second World War’s outcome was decided not merely in Normandy, but also on the Eastern Front. * Survival Journal *
Prit Buttar
Prit Buttar studied medicine at Oxford and London before joining the British Army as a doctor. After leaving the army, he worked as a general practitioner. An established expert on the Eastern Front in 20th-century military history, his most recent titles include the critically acclaimed new history of the siege of Leningrad: To Besiege A City: Leningrad 1941–42 and Hero City: Leningrad 1943–44. He lives in France.
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