The Anvil of War: German Generalship in Defense of the Eastern Front during World War II - Softcover

Rauss, Erhard; Von Natzmer, Oldwig

Softcover

ISBN 10: 163450531X ISBN 13: 9781634505314

Publisher: Skyhorse, 2016

Synopsis

An unprecedented look at German operations on the Russian Front during World War II.

The Anvil of War collects U.S. Army commissioned reports by two highly ranked German officers who served on the disastrous Russian Front: Military Improvisations During the Russian Campaign, German Defense Tactics Against Russian Breakthroughs by Erhard Raus, and Operations of Encircled Forces by Oldwig von Natzmer. The reports show how the Germans adapted techniques to cope with their enemy’s great numerical superiority and managed to delay and sometimes drive back the steamroller Russian forces during the German retreat. The significance of the material detailing the Germans’ vast experience on the Russian Front was emphasized with the onset of the Cold War and the perceived Soviet threat to Europe.

Written as part of a U.S. Army program instigated after World War II by Colonel S. L. A. Marshall of the Army Historical Division, who was convinced that no record of the war could be complete without the input of the German commanding officers and their main staff officers, these reports offer an invaluable record of German operations for historians and general readers. Compiled, edited, and introduced by renowned military historian Peter G. Tsouras, The Anvil of War stands as one of the great historical records of one of the largest military confrontations in history.

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About this title

From the Author:

Erhard Raus was an Austrian Generaloberst during World War II.

Oldwig von Natzmer was a decorated Generalleutnant in the Armed Forces of Germany during World War II.

Peter G. Tsouras is an historian who retired from the Defense Intelligence Agency, where he was a senior intelligence officer. He also served with the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor, in Germany. Tsouras is the author or editor of twenty-two books on military operations and alternate history. He resides in Arlington, Virginia.

About this edition

• Publisher: Skyhorse
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 163450531X
• ISBN 13: 9781634505314
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304
• Editor: Tsouras Peter G.