Korsun Pocket: The Encirclement and Breakout of a German Army in the East, 1944
...loaded with lots of fascinating detailed accounts of the grim realities of East front combat...This behind the spearhead detail is truly interesting. ...packed with good legible maps that help the reader immensely in following the action. --Armor Modeling and Preservation Society, 1/2009The authors have provided a highly detailed account of one of the most dramatic battles of World War II. From strategy to soldiers voice on the ground, all aspects of the battle at Korsun are made vividly clear. --Military Scale Modeler International, 01/2009...illuminating for a number of reasons; especially in its ability to highlight how the late war Red Army was able to defeat a Wermacht that had previously run circles around the best the Soviet Union could throw at it. The battles fought in and around Korsun rank as among the most interesting of the Second World War, an opinion onlymade stronger after reading Zetterling and Frankson's thoroughly researched and well written account. --Globe at War, 09/2010--This text refers to thePaperbackedition.