Virtually unknown in the English-speaking world, the Battle of Cherkassy still stirs controversy in both the former Soviet Union and in Germany. It was at Cherkassy where the last German offensive strength in the Ukraine was drained away. Hell's Gate is a riveting hour by hour and day by day account of this desperate struggle analyzed on a tactical level through maps and military transcripts, as well as on a personal level, through the words of the enlisted men and officers were there.
Language
English
Pages
417
Format
Hardcover
Release
June 01, 2002
ISBN 13
9780965758437
Hell's Gate: The Battle of the Cherkassy Pocket January to February 1944
Virtually unknown in the English-speaking world, the Battle of Cherkassy still stirs controversy in both the former Soviet Union and in Germany. It was at Cherkassy where the last German offensive strength in the Ukraine was drained away. Hell's Gate is a riveting hour by hour and day by day account of this desperate struggle analyzed on a tactical level through maps and military transcripts, as well as on a personal level, through the words of the enlisted men and officers were there.