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The Dnepr 1943: Hitler's eastern rampart crumbles
By Robert Forczyk and Steve Noon
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Against the wishes of Hitler, German forces under Erich von Manstein were forced to retreat following the failure of the Kursk offensive of July 1943. The weakened force only had one possible refuge, behind the wide Dnepr River. The race to the natural defensive line was on, with the Soviets launching one of their largest offensives of the war – with over 2 million men on the move. Expert Eastern Front historian Robert Forczyk describes the dramatic four-month campaign that saw the Red Army not only succeed in crossing the Dnepr at multiple points, but also liberate Kiev, capital of the Ukraine. Revealing new detail about the largest Soviet airborne operation of the war and the increasingly desperate delaying tactics employed by Manstein as catastrophic casualties mounted on both sides, Forczyk charts the course of the battle that confirmed to many observers that the relentless Soviet advance westward could not be halted. Berlin would be next.
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Robert Forczyk
Robert Forczyk has a PhD in International Relations and National Security from the University of Maryland and a strong background in European and Asian military history. He retired as a lieutenant colonel from the US Army Reserves having served 18 years as an armour officer in the US 2nd and 4th infantry divisions and as an intelligence officer in the 29th Infantry Division (Light). Dr Forczyk is currently a consultant in the Washington, DC area.
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Reviews for The Dnepr 1943
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Another masterpiece by Forczyk. He is the best military history writer today.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5(+) The Book puts light on one of the lesser prominent, but still important battles.
(-) The Scribd version contains anti-German rhetoric, which exceeds the threshold of an professional writing.
(--) there is a pic of an disabled Tiger with burning engine bay. Here the author wrote that it was outmaneuvered and destroyed from the back side. No references or sources for support - this is repeaing the 'Prokhorovka Soviet Tank vs Tank Myth', which wasn't true for Prokhorovka and even less in the given photo. Giving advice from the armchair to actual commanders is also not an admirable deed; most likely: the Tiger was presumably in a counter-attack, hit by AT-ambush, left when the german attack stalled and forces retreated; Easily going on the road, as off road is a no-go during the mud season.
For all of that, 3/5;1 person found this helpful