02-16-2010, 03:03 AM
I picked up the two latest Glantz books for Christmas and am just about to finish the second volume of the Stalingrad trilogy:
Like other Glantz books these are very information rich and are based on newly released material which was previously hidden in the archives. The books contain lots of maps (though some are hard to read) and many orders of battle, both on the flanks of Stalingrad and inside the city itself. Once you get to the battles in the city details of casualties and location are provided down to the regimental level and often to battalion level as well.
I suspect that people with researched Stalingrad awards may be able to work out which streets or building in the Red October, Barrikady or Lazur sites they we won based on the information provided in particularly the second volume.
This series must be the definitive set of books on Stalingrad, at least from the Russian viewpoint. A definite purchase for Stalingrad nuts - yes I was thinking of you Norm :D
Hopefully the final volume will be released soon.
Simon
- To the Gates of Stalingrad: Soviet-German Combat Operations, April-August 1942
- Armageddon in Stalingrad: September-November 1942
Like other Glantz books these are very information rich and are based on newly released material which was previously hidden in the archives. The books contain lots of maps (though some are hard to read) and many orders of battle, both on the flanks of Stalingrad and inside the city itself. Once you get to the battles in the city details of casualties and location are provided down to the regimental level and often to battalion level as well.
I suspect that people with researched Stalingrad awards may be able to work out which streets or building in the Red October, Barrikady or Lazur sites they we won based on the information provided in particularly the second volume.
This series must be the definitive set of books on Stalingrad, at least from the Russian viewpoint. A definite purchase for Stalingrad nuts - yes I was thinking of you Norm :D
Hopefully the final volume will be released soon.
Simon
