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# German Defeat in the East (Stackpole Military History Series)

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The German Defeat in the East: 1944-45 (Stackpole Military History Series)

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## Customer Reviews

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    A High Level Overview
  

*by D***K on Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2009*

The rating of 4 stars is conditional. If you're a newcomer or have a casual need this book is a quick read and will give you a basic understanding of the Soviet offensive from June 1944 to Feb 1945 from a German perspective. If you have greater demands the rating falls to 3 stars for as an overview it doesn't drill down tactically sufficiently for your needs and there are gaps in the action. I bought the book with a specific intention in mind. I just recently read "Soviet Blitzkrieg" the fine book by Walter Dunn which has a Russian perspective of Operation Bagration and wanted to compare the two books for similarlities and accuracy but it will be difficult to do for the two books have two different levels of detail. Some comparisons will be made but not to the degree needed. The Dunn book spends nearly 250 pages on just the first phase of Operation Bagration while Mr Mitcham's book also covers the offensive against AGN being pushed back into the Baltics (Courtland Pocket) while AGNU, in the south, is pushed back into Rumania and Hungary in about the same number of pages.It seems a little strange to end the book in Feb but there is a lot to cover in the last 2 months of the war and it was probably beyond the publisher's page limits or maybe they both wanted to milk another book. If reading a predominately German perspective is disagreeable for being onesided, then let me suggest reading Walter Dunn, David Glantz or John Erickson to see the Russian side.There are a number of positive attributes of the book that makes it worth 4 stars. Though the tactical coverage is an overview and doesn't have the detail of the Dunn book or a Glantz book, the information is creditable and informative. You can learn from it. There are bios of Model and Busch, the two commanders of AGC. I knew both generals were loyal Nazis but didn't realize Busch was such a devoted lapdog of Hitler and would mindlessly follow all orders regardless of the consequences. There are also many other lesser ranks discussed throughout the narrative which was interesting. Many of them you just don't read about in other books and I applaud the author for including them in the story. There were photos of some of these less known German soldiers as well. The author is very succinct in desrcibing the huge superiority of men, tanks and guns the Soviets had against the Germans by this time. The author frequently gives statistics with his narrative.The author also provides Orders of Battle for each front discussed. I also learned about the Kaminsky Brigade which General Schmidt insituted in the Orel district to help police the civilians. There is also brief coverage of the Warsaw Uprising.The coverage did have some background info on Rumania and Hungary which for the casual reader means not necessarily having to buy another book on this secondary front.There were many maps, and though they're simple, did help to explain the narrative. Besides the photos of the German soldiers, there are other photos to peruse.There is a useful Appendix that displays Rank Equivalents, Unit Strengths, Tank Characterstics and Staff Abbreviations. There is also a useful Index that will help you find any of the many army units that were discussed.Though I was disappointed in some respects - there were gaps in the action and there wasn't enough tactical detail or analysis, I get the impression that despite the terseness the author knows his subject matter and for the right person, this overview would be satisfactory.

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    I would recommend it not only as an entertaining read
  

*by B***P on Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2018*

Well written. Provides the right amount of detail and drama. I would recommend it not only as an entertaining read, but as a good reference.

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    Great order of battle
  

*by E***L on Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2015*

Outstanding book!  Great order of battle; useful maps.

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