On January 12, 1945 the Soviet Red Army unleashed its winter
offensive, launching strong forces on either side of Warsaw, and
within a couple of days crushed the German forces defending the
line of the Vistula river and headed westwards. Leaving behind a
few small pockets of enemy resistance and cities proclaimed
�fortresses�, the First Byelorussian Front began a great dash
across Poland. Within little over two weeks the Soviet forces
reached the Oder river and established several bridgeheads on its
western bank. The Oder was the last great river barring the way to
Berlin, now just 60 kilometres away, and the Germans mobilised
everything in a desperate effort to defend the river line and
prevent a Soviet march on the capital. This book brings together
three After the Battle stories documenting the advance on the Oder
and the long-draw-out struggles for the bridgeheads over it: Issue
188: The Battle for Festung Posen, 1945 Author: Tomasz Zgoda.
14,132 words, 40 Black and White and 40 Colour illustrations. Story
covers 26 pages of ATB magazine. Issue 184: The Oder Bridgeheads,
1945 Author: Tomasz Zgoda. 11,032 words, 33 Black and White and 34
Colour illustrations. Story covers 24 pages of ATB magazine. Issue
192: The Battle of Festung K�strin Author: Tomasz Zgoda. 10,444
words, 22 Black and White and 23 Colour illustrations. Story covers
16 pages of ATB magazine
General
Imprint: |
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Then an Now |
Release date: |
August 2023 |
Editors: |
Daniel Taylor
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Dimensions: |
246 x 172mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
224 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-399-05903-9 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-399-05903-3 |
Barcode: |
9781399059039 |
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