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Soviet Infantryman on the Eastern Front by Simon Forty (2024, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherCase Mate Publishers & Book Distributors, LLC

ISBN-101636243630

ISBN-139781636243634

eBay Product ID (ePID)15059032259

Product Key Features

Book TitleSoviet Infantryman on the Eastern Front

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2024

TopicRussia & the Former Soviet Union, Military / World War II

GenreHistory

AuthorSimon Forty

Book SeriesCase Mate Illustrated Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Length10 in

Item Width7 in

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ReviewsPlanning an armor diorama with tank-bourne infantry? How about a vignette of Red Army soldiers between missions? You need this book...Recommended., This 128-page paperback features 150 photographs along with maps, diagrams and tables. They complement the writer's detailed account of recruiting, training, transport, supply, uniforms, equipment and awards., Whether a deadly serious buff of World War II, Eastern Front, or the casually curious photo thumbing-enjoyer, the two volumes will be riveting., In all, it is a great book not only for the information it provides, but the sort of inspiration that it gives to modelers.

Series Volume NumberCIS0038

Synopsis"In all, it is a great book not only for the information it provides, but the sort of inspiration that it gives to modelers." - ModelingMadness.com The Soviet Army was ill-prepared for its ally's treacherous onslaught in 1941. Its officer corps decimated by Stalin's purges and its men less well-trained than the Germans, the Red Army was poorly led, hampered by the power of the political officers and only partly mobilized. But, in spite of the huge German victories and the speed of the Nazi attack, the Soviets proved fantastically capable of rolling with the punches. The vast territory of the Soviet Union and huge population were significant, as was substantial assistance from the West--the United States and Britain in particular--which was in evidence when the German columns got to within a few miles short of Moscow and were held and then forced back.The tide turned thanks to help from outside and the efforts of the Soviet soldiers, who proved hardy and durable. And just like its soldiers, Russian infantry equipment was rugged and effective. While Soviet infantrymen may not have had the flexibility or tactical nous of the Germans, they did not lack cunning: deception, camouflage skills and endurance made Russian snipers, as an example, more than the equal of the Germans.Most of the views of the Soviet soldier and campaign are influenced by self-serving German postwar accounts designed to excuse their loss by suggesting that Adolf Hitler's meddling and Soviet numbers were the main reasons for victory: this denigrates the Russian infantryman whose toughness and ingenuity helped destroy the Third Reich in spite of the faults of its own regime.Fully illustrated with over 150 contemporary photographs and illustrations, Soviet Infantryman on the Eastern Front in the Casemate Illustrated series provides an insight into the Soviets' main theater of operations in World War II.