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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807455803321

Autore

Hamilton Hope

Titolo

Sacrifice on the steppe : the Italian Alpine Corps in the Stalingrad Campaign, 1942-1943 / / by Hope Hamilton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Phhiladelphia, Pa., : Casemate, 2011

ISBN

1-283-25627-4

9786613256270

1-61200-013-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 366 p., [16] p. of plates ) : ill

Disciplina

940.5421747

Soggetti

Stalingrad, Battle of, Volgograd, Russia, 1942-1943

World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Russia (Federation)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Formerly CIP.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

When Germany's Sixth Army advanced to Stalingrad in 1942, its long-extended flanks were mainly held by its allied armies - the Romanians, Hungarians, and Italians. These flanks quickly caved in before the massive Soviet counter-offensive. Historical record shows that one allied unit held out to the end - the Italian Alpine corps.