{"product_id":"waffen-ss-soldier-vs-soviet-rifleman-rostov-on-don-and-kharkov-1942-43-9781472857989","title":"Waffen-SS Soldier Vs Soviet Rifleman: Rostov-On-Don and Kharkov 1942-43","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFully illustrated, this study assesses the Soviet and Waffen-SS troops who contested the cities of Kharkov and Rostov-on-Don on the Eastern Front during 1942-43.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union unfolded, two places that suffered exceptionally severely were Kharkov (now Kharkiv) in Ukraine and Rostov-on-Don in Russia. In total, Kharkov would change hands violently four times between October 1941 and August 1943, and Rostov-on-Don also four times between November 1941 and February 1943. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this book, Chris McNab examines the fighting men of the Red Army and the Waffen-SS who clashed in three battles - one for Rostov (July 1942) and two for Kharkov (February-March and August). He clearly explains the key differences between these two opponents - training, tactics, weaponry, ideology and motivation - and examines how these differences played out in the three engagements, which ranged from open-terrain combined-arms battles to close-quarters street fighting in major urban zones. The text is complemented by specially commissioned artwork and mapping and carefully chosen archive photographs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Osprey Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472857989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.76h x 7.24w x 1.00d","brand":"Chris McNab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42589540876469,"sku":"9781472857989","price":19.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_50ccaedf-4872-4582-90b3-c9d9d4a94aac.jpg?v=1673326679","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/waffen-ss-soldier-vs-soviet-rifleman-rostov-on-don-and-kharkov-1942-43-9781472857989","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}