The Caucasus 1942-43
Subtitle: Kleist's race for oil
By: Robert Forczyk ; illustrated by Steve Noon ; series editor Marcus Cowper
Contributors: Noon, Steve, illustrator; Cowper, Marcus
Series: Campaign -- 281; Campaign (Osprey Publishing) -- 281.
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9781472805836
Subjects: Campaigns; Oil fields; World War, 1939-1945
Description: Learning from their experiences during the sweeping advances of Operation Barbarossa a year before, Wehrmacht commanders knew that Nazi Germany's lack of oil was a huge strategic problem.  Seizure of the Caucasus oilfields, which were responsible for 82 per cent of the Soviet Union's crude oil, would simultaneously alleviate the German army's oil shortages whilst denying vital fuel resources to the Red Army.  Whilst Army Group B advanced along the Volga towards Stalingrad, Army Group A, spearheaded by Ewald von Kleist's elite 1.  Panzerarmee, was to advance into the Caucasus to seize the oilfields of Maikop, Grozny and Baku.  Featuring full-colour artwork, archival photos and detailed analysis, this book follows the vicious, intense fighting that characterised one of the most important campaigns of World War II.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Origins of the campaign; title: Chronology; title: Opposing commanders; title: Opposing forces; title: Opposing plans; title: The campaign; title: Aftermath; title: The battlefield today.