During a recent visit to Bluewater, I saw PETSAMO AND KIRKENES 1944: THE SOVIET OFFENSIVE IN THE NORTHERN ARCTIC on sale in Waterstones. As this is an aspect of the Eastern Front/Great Patriotic War that I don't know much about, I bought a copy, and have thoroughly enjoyed reading it.
The book is divided into nine chapters, a bibliography, and an index:
PETSAMO AND KIRKENES 1944:THE SOVIET OFFENSIVE IN THE NORTHERN ARCTIC was written by David Greentree, illustrated by Graham Turner, and published in 2019 by Osprey Publishing as No.343 in the 'Campaign' series (ISBN 978 1 4728 3112 2).
The book is divided into nine chapters, a bibliography, and an index:
- Origins of the Campaign
- Chronology
- Opposing Commanders
- Soviet
- German
- Opposing Forces
- Soviet
- German
- Orders of battle
- Opposing Plans
- Soviet
- German
- The Campaign
- The first phase, 7th to 13th October 1944
- The second phase, 14th to 22nd October 1944
- The third phase, 23rd October to 5th November 1944
- Aftermath
- Conclusion
- The Battlefield Today
- Bibliography
- Index
PETSAMO AND KIRKENES 1944:THE SOVIET OFFENSIVE IN THE NORTHERN ARCTIC was written by David Greentree, illustrated by Graham Turner, and published in 2019 by Osprey Publishing as No.343 in the 'Campaign' series (ISBN 978 1 4728 3112 2).
Another one on my bucket list
ReplyDeleteGeordie an Exiled FoG,
DeleteA self-buy Christmas present perhaps?
All the best,
Bob