The 64th Army at Stalingrad 1942-43: A Day-By-Day Account of a Soviet Combined Arms Infantry Army During the Battle for Stalingrad Falk Dann

This second edition covers the Soviet/Russian 64th Combined Arms Infantry Army during the Battle of Stalingrad from July 1942 to February 1943. There has been little study in English language about the day-by-day operation of Soviet Armies during the Soviet-German War. This is a day-by-day account of the 64th Army at an Operational Level.

Most books and articles covering the war on Eastern Front focus on either the big picture or the story of individual combatants. The only comparable titles are David Glantz "Colossus Reborn" and Roger Reese "Why Stalin's Soldiers Fought." This book aims to advance the study of the Soviet Red Army during WW2 by detailing the operations of a single Combined Arms Army, including Combat Actions, Logistics, Command and Control, Medical and the overall day-to-day experience of a typical Soviet infantryman. My approach is to stay between these two extremes