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  • Tank Warfare on the Eastern Front, 1941-1942

  • Schwerpunkt
  • By: Robert A. Forczyk
  • Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan
  • Length: 16 hrs and 10 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (30 ratings)

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Tank Warfare on the Eastern Front, 1941-1942

By: Robert A. Forczyk
Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan
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The German panzer armies that swept into the Soviet Union in 1941 were an undefeated force that had honed their skill in combined arms warfare to a fine edge. The Germans focused their panzers and tactical air support at points on the battlefield defined as Schwerpunkt—main effort—to smash through any defensive line and then advance to envelope their adversaries.

Initially, these methods worked well in the early days of Operation Barbarossa and the tank forces of the Red Army suffered defeat after defeat. Although badly mauled in the opening battles, the Red Army's tank forces did not succumb to the German armored onslaught and German planning and logistical deficiencies led to over-extension and failure in 1941. In the second year of the invasion, the Germans directed their Schwerpunkt toward the Volga and the Caucasus and again achieved some degree of success, but the Red Army had grown much stronger and by November 1942, the Soviets were able to turn the tables at Stalingrad.

Robert Forczyk's incisive study offers fresh insight into how the two most powerful mechanized armies of WWII developed their tactics and weaponry during the early years of the Russo-German War. He uses German, Russian, and English sources to provide the first comprehensive overview and analysis of armored warfare from the German and Soviet perspectives.

©2013 Robert A. Forczyk (P)2023 Tantor
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All the technical details about the tanks, weapons, especially the cannons. Lots about other transport machinery. Filled in a lot of info on why some battles failed or were won. Explained a lot of the bad match ups.

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A Great work on tank warfare

Personally, I found a very rich and complete series of details and narrative consistency that made a very interesting work to dive in

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Excellent narration and synopsis of both sides during the time period

Peter Ochlan did a phenomenal job and I felt very much attempted to nail pronunciations. Very engaging and comprehensive view of the use of tanks by both sides during the short time period.

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Superb!

A great listen, plenty of detail without sacrificing listening pleasure! Highly recommend this book and recording

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An impressive, unbiased account of German superiority on the eastern front in 1941 to 1942.

The narration is first rate and you don’t get the toxic Anglo or Anglophile bias so prevalent in today’s accounts of German Army successes on the eastern front. This is a must read (or listen) for those wanting to understand how the war unfolded during the early years of the invasion of the Soviet Union.

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annoying speaker

I enjoyed the story but the speaker sounded like he was constipated on the toilet constantly waiting for kerplunk for 13 hours.

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Excellent

Impressive tale, excellent analysis, Even such well trodden ground can stand such a refreshing examination. The achievement is balancing everything so completely. The statistics and analysis is the beauty of this volume.

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Hard to get through, boring
Unit details where extremely thorough but easy to get lost and lose track

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