This meant that very few reinforcements were being sent to stop the advance of the western allies. My war memories 19141918 by erich ludendorff, the white war. Also dated and a good read is moscow to stalingrad. It involved more land combat than all other world war ii theatres combined.
Im mostly interested in books about italy andor the ottoman empire during the first world war. His thesis is that the wehrmacht was worn out after 8 weeks of operation barbarossa by dust in their engines, terrible roads, unsuitable t. Books on the eastern front of ww2 showing 150 of 707 goodreads. Eastern front world war ii books casemate publishers. The german 10th ss panzer division from the eastern front to. Sniper on the eastern front is the heartrending biographical memoir of josef sepp allerberger, an austrian farmboy who served as a marksman a word preferred over sniper by wermacht soldiers in the german wermacht alpine division on the eastern front.
On the eastern front soviet armies swept 1944 through the baltic states, e poland, belorussia, and ukraine and forced the capitulation of romania aug. This is the horror of world war ii on the eastern front, as seen through the eyes of a teenaged german soldier. It was nevertheless overshadowed by events on the western front, with the. Was the eastern front in ww2 really 20 times larger is. The german armed forces suffered 80% of its military deaths in the eastern front. The commander of a cossack unit on active service in the kharkov region, ukraine, on june 21, 1942, watching the progress of his troops. I believe that it was just as bad for russians taken prisoners by the germans on the eastern front. World war ii german strategy, from 1943 britannica. The game begins a couple of days before dday, with airborne and reconnaissance operations in normandy.
Hitler and stalins war 19411945 by anthony tuckerjones in the summer of 1941, a collective madness overtook adolf hitler and his senior generals. Both had dug long lines of trenches channels dug in the earth from the belgian coast in the north to the. At the end of the war, the soviet union had lost 27 million people. It is generally accepted as being the deadliest conflict in human history, with over 30 million killed as a result.
Who was more effective against germany, western front or. By creating a pact with ussr he was hoping to eliminate the battles of the eastern front, so he could focus entirely on the. See more ideas about world war, world war ii and war. German army veteran of world war ii remembers the eastern front. Ii and have recently been reading on the eastern and western front very good. Heres a list of the books in english or translated into english that i have read and found to be good.
List of books and articles about world war ii eastern front. List of books and articles about world war ii eastern front online. Eastern front world war ii news newspapers books scholar jstor march 2011 learn how. On june 6, 1944, the allies landed in france, opening the western front of world war ii in europe. Originally written only for his daughter, armin schedierbauers adventures in my youth chronicles his time. Mar 31, 2020 kennedy hickman is a historian, museum director, and curator who specializes in military and naval history. Tactics of the eastern front the eastern front great. At first an exciting adventure, guy sajers war becomes, as the german invasion falters in the icy vastness of the ukraine, a simple, desperate struggle for survival against cold, hunger, and above all, the. Ww2 german tank wrecks of the eastern front 19411945. The eastern front of world war ii was a theatre of conflict between the european axis powers. Historians have often complained, that while there is a great deal of writing and books on the subject of the western front in the first world war, there has always been an absolute dearth of writing and. Many times the germans would use poisonus gas on their. German premier adolf hitlers disastrous 1941 order to invade the vast soviet union mired nazi germany in a bloody, grinding.
Eastern front is a turnbased, offline, operational strategy ww2 wargame that puts you in command of the german forces as they try to push their way into russia during. The western front was marked by two phases of largescale combat operations. Oct 29, 2019 here are pictures of the war as it was fought in western eurpose. World war one how did the eastern front differ from the. Feb 24, 2020 actionpacked world war 2 strategy game that puts you in command of the allied forces or the german wehrmacht in an epic struggle for control of western europe. Western front 1914 battles of le cateauguise situation at 26 and 29 august 1914.
Norman stones the eastern front, 19141917 shines the light of history on the other front, a theater of battle that is still somewhat shrouded in mystery over 80 years after the last gun fell silent. Obviously the scale on the eastern front was massive, especially because the americans didnt join the war until later on, and hitler deployed most of his army there. The study of enemy tactics and the use of special abilities will lead to victory. Repeated french attacks in februarymarch 1915 on the germans trench barrier in champagne won only 500 yards 460 metres of ground at a cost of 50,000 men. Like the popular strategies from the 90s and 2000s, the game is made in the realtime strategy genre. In clearly and authoritatively explaining the conduct of armoured and mechanized warfare on the eastern front. World war i world war i the western and eastern fronts, 1915. Total of 141 pages, with lots of information and pictures. Oct 19, 2016 the eastern front was the decisive theater of world war ii in europe. On the eastern front, propaganda took many forms such as opera, film, spy fiction, theater, spectacle, war novels and graphic art. Stalingrad is often referred to as the turning point of world war ii. By december 1914, it became clear that neither side could break through the others defences.
A new soft cover ww2 german tank wrecks of the eastern front 19411945 reference book. Comparing and contrasting eastern and western fronts during. Actionpacked world war 2 strategy game that puts you in command of the allied forces or the german wehrmacht in an epic struggle for control of western europe. The air war over the eastern front gobbled up men and machines.
German army veteran of world war ii remembers the eastern front and his years as a pow in soviet camps. Western front 1914 battle of the frontiers situation at 22 august 1914. The epic siege of world war ii, 19411944 by anna reid, stalingrad. Over the course of four years, more than 400 red army. Decision in the east by earl ziemke for something a little more up to date, david. Koschorrek in the series of articles, great ww2 books, we shall suggest some books.
The eastern front or eastern theater of world war i was a theater of operations that. Sep 18, 2011 the war on the eastern front, known to russians as the great patriotic war, was the scene of the largest military confrontation in history. Although nazi germany was ultimately beaten on the eastern front during world war ii, films about the western front are far more popular in the west. The conflict on the eastern front in world war ii was colossal in both scale and. What is a good book about the eastern front in wwi. Bradley and montgomerycrossed the rhine after having smashed through the strongly fortified siegfried line. Jan 04, 2018 the eastern front, as the site of nearly all extermination camps, death marches, ghettos, and the majority of pogroms, was central to the holocaust. The eastern front of world war ii was a theatre of conflict between the european axis powers and cobelligerent finland against the soviet union ussr, poland and other allies, which encompassed central europe, eastern europe, northeast europe, and southeast europe from 22 june 1941 to 9 may 1945. German army on the eastern front the retreat 1943 1945.
If the eastern front interests you then this book and the previous first volume are a perfect fit for being called must haves. If the west is too stupid and blind to grasp this, then i shall be compelled to come to an agreement with the. World war ii world war ii german strategy, from 1943. Western front 1914 first battle of the marne situation early 26 august 1914. He has appeared on the history channel as a featured expert. But by downloading our free russian front guidebook, youll learn why the battle of kursk, a. Just as germany did russia would also use gases to throw into their enemies trenches.
In early august 1914, we know that germany declares war on russia, just as russias mobilizing troops to get into a war with the austrohungarian empire. The personal memoir of a nazi soldier, from joining the german army in 1941 through his time as a panzer on the eastern front. Dec 02, 2019 a key feature of world war ii the western front, is that the player can control each unit during the battle. The eastern front was the largest and bloodiest theatre of world war ii. While the war on the western front developed into trench warfare, the battle lines on the eastern front. The battles fought on the eastern front were decisive to the course of the first world war. But if theres any others like the balkans, african, and eastern front those would be great too.
However, the western front and its marquee battles are just part of the story of the great war. The complete wwii diary and history of the sturmgeschutz brigade 236. For the british, sir douglas haigs 1st army, between armentieres and lens, tried a new experiment at neuvechapelle on march 10, when its artillery opened an. Western front 1914 battle of gumbinnen eastern front, august 1723, 1914. From late 1942 german strategy, every feature of which was determined by hitler, was solely aimed at protecting the still very large area under. Comparing and contrasting eastern and western fronts. Coming ashore in normandy, allied forces broke out of their beachhead and.
Koschorrek in the series of articles, great ww2 books, we shall. The western front was a military theatre of world war ii encompassing denmark, norway, luxembourg, belgium, the netherlands, the united kingdom, france, italy, and germany. The western front of the european theatre of world war ii encompassed denmark, norway, luxembourg, belgium, the netherlands, the united kingdom, france, and western germany. The memoirs of a german soldier on the eastern front by gunter k. World war i the western and eastern fronts, 1915 britannica. Operation citadel, is often seen as the more decisive loss for hitler during the eastern campaign. Discover librarianselected research resources on world war ii eastern front from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic. The fateful siege, 19421943 by antony beevor, hitler moves east 19411943 by paul carell, battleground. The situation there was quite different to that on the western front. From italy to normandy, fight your way through many epic battles aim your targets carefully, counterattack and strategically coordinate your squads. The eastern front or eastern theater of world war i german.
After the defeat at stalingrad in january 1943, the german armys front lines were slowly smashed to pieces by the growing might of the soviet army. Operation barbarossa robert kershaw, war without garlands siege of leningrad harrison e. Online shopping for eastern front from a great selection at books store. Mar 14, 2019 heres a list of the books in english or translated into english that i have read and found to be good.
Although the majority of german military deaths occurred on the eastern front, german losses on the western front were almost irreplaceable, because most of germanys resources were being allocated to the eastern front. I realized all my ww1 books are about the western front and i wanted to read about the other fronts of the war which im less experienced about. World war ii military engagements in southern europe and elsewhere are generally considered under separate headings. Well, im going to give you 3 books i recommend you read first in. War land on the eastern front is a study of a hidden legacy of world war i. The eastern front was decisive in determining the outcome of the european portion of world war ii, eventually serving as the main reason for the defeat of nazi germany. The land battles of those years, first and foremost the battle of kursk in the summer. Sp modern snow in the east ww2 eastern front mod v0. Repeated french attacks in februarymarch 1915 on the germans trench barrier in champagne won only 500 yards 460. In wwi germany had battles on both the western and eastern front. A novel of the eastern front lies somewhere between a fictionalized novel and a firstperson account of some of the most intense but obscure combat of the second world war.
Over the course of four years, more than 400 red army and german divisions clashed in a series of operations along a front that extended more than 1,000 miles. Ian baxter is an avid collector of ww2 photographs. His previous books in this series include hitlers boy soldiers, nazi concentration camp commandants and german army on the eastern front. In the summer of 2008, i began a journey into an academic world about which i had very little previous knowledge wwii from the perspective of those who fought on the eastern front. Originally written only for his daughter, armin schedierbauers. Many books on the war between germany and the soviet union show it from. There is a great deal of literature in german on the eastern front, but i fear it will never see the light of day in english. Which books should you read first if youre new to the eastern front of ww2. Wwi eastern front foto nachlass eines soldaten flickr. As an american historian, i had only a rudimentary understanding of the war that focused solely on the american involvement. Although the majority of german military deaths occurred on the eastern front, german losses on the western front were almost irreplaceable, because most of germanys.
Aug 02, 2014 the eastern front in world war one is often largely unknown to many westerners. May 18, 2017 i just read operation barbarossa and germanys defeat in the east by david stahel, which i highly recommend. Life and death on the italian front 1915 1919 by mark. Here, rebecca fachner follows up on her articles on royal family squabbles here and the spark that caused war to break out here. Contact info casemate publishers 1950 lawrence road havertown pa 19083 t. The eastern front in world war one is often largely unknown to many westerners. In the summer of 2008, i began a journey into an academic world about which i had very little previous knowledge wwii from the perspective of those who fought. Decision in the east by earl ziemke for something a little more up to date, david glantzs when titans clashed is a relatively short overall look at the eastern front over the 4 years. Tactics of the eastern front the eastern front great war. What is a good book about the eastern front in wwi answers.
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