In the aftermath of the Stalingrad disaster, the Red Army surged forward—threatening to collapse the entire southern front. But Field Marshal Erich von Manstein defied Hitler’s orders and launched a ...
With Hitler's reluctant approval, Field Marshal Erich von Manstein unleashed a devastating tactical trap against the ...
Key Point: Field Marshal Erich von Manstein was possibly the greatest strategist and field commander in the German Wehrmacht. In January 1943, the once-invincible German Wehrmacht was reeling, being ...
Key Point: Field Marshal Erich von Manstein was possibly the greatest strategist and field commander in the German Wehrmacht. In January 1943, the once-invincible German Wehrmacht was reeling, being ...
“The Italians,” says Field Marshal Erich von Manstein in his memoirs of Stalingrad, simply “disappeared from the battlefield.” In the most decisive battle of World War II, the Russians, breaking ...