{"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 • Author(s): Chris McNab\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Osprey Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Wars \u0026amp; Conflicts - World War II - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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.","brand":"Osprey Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45045948448919,"sku":"9781472857989","price":1387.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781472857989.webp?v=1769217503","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/waffen-ss-soldier-vs-soviet-rifleman-rostov-on-don-and-kharkov-1942-43-9781472857989","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}