02647nam 2200577Ia 450 991045763520332120200520144314.01-283-25627-497866132562701-61200-013-4(CKB)2550000000051236(StDuBDS)AH24486530(SSID)ssj0000647514(PQKBManifestationID)12260956(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000647514(PQKBWorkID)10593667(PQKB)10094478(MiAaPQ)EBC3007425(Au-PeEL)EBL3007425(CaPaEBR)ebr10491659(CaONFJC)MIL325627(OCoLC)923616952(EXLCZ)99255000000005123620101103d2011 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrSacrifice on the steppe[electronic resource] the Italian Alpine Corps in the Stalingrad Campaign, 1942-1943 /by Hope HamiltonPhhiladelphia, Pa. Casemate20111 online resource (xiii, 366 p., [16] p. of plates ) illFormerly CIP.Uk1-61200-392-3 1-61200-002-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.When Germanys Sixth Army advanced to Stalingrad in 1942, its long-extended flanks were mainly held by its allied armiesthe Romanians, Hungarians, and Italians. But as history tells us, these flanks quickly caved in before the massive Soviet counter-offensive which commenced that November, dooming the Germans to their first catastrophe of the war. However, the historical record also makes clear that one allied unit held out to the very end, fighting to stem the tidethe Italian Alpine Corps.Stalingrad, Battle of, Volgograd, Russia, 1942-1943World War, 1939-1945CampaignsRussia (Federation)Electronic books.Stalingrad, Battle of, Volgograd, Russia, 1942-1943.World War, 1939-1945Campaigns940.5421747Hamilton Hope879413MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457635203321Sacrifice on the steppe1963666UNINA