LEADER 02614nam 2200565Ia 450 001 9910781882903321 005 20230725051446.0 010 $a1-283-25627-4 010 $a9786613256270 010 $a1-61200-013-4 035 $a(CKB)2550000000051236 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH24486530 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000647514 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12260956 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000647514 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10593667 035 $a(PQKB)10094478 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3007425 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3007425 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10491659 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL325627 035 $a(OCoLC)923616952 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000051236 100 $a20101103d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSacrifice on the steppe$b[electronic resource] $ethe Italian Alpine Corps in the Stalingrad Campaign, 1942-1943 /$fby Hope Hamilton 210 $aPhhiladelphia, Pa. $cCasemate$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (xiii, 366 p., [16] p. of plates ) $cill 300 $aFormerly CIP.$5Uk 311 $a1-61200-392-3 311 $a1-61200-002-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 8 $aWhen Germany's Sixth Army advanced to Stalingrad in 1942, its long-extended flanks were mainly held by its allied armies - the Romanians, Hungarians, and Italians. These flanks quickly caved in before the massive Soviet counter-offensive. Historical record shows that one allied unit held out to the end - the Italian Alpine corps.$bWhen 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. 606 $aStalingrad, Battle of, Volgograd, Russia, 1942-1943 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns$zRussia (Federation) 615 0$aStalingrad, Battle of, Volgograd, Russia, 1942-1943. 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns 676 $a940.5421747 700 $aHamilton$b Hope$01575531 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781882903321 996 $aSacrifice on the steppe$93852565 997 $aUNINA