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Title: THE CAUCASUS 1942-43
KLEIST'S RACE FOR OIL
By: Robert Forczyk, Steve Noon (Illus)
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 1472805836
ISBN 13: 9781472805836
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Publisher: BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC
Pub. date: 8 May, 2015
Series: Campaign 281
Pages: 96
Description: Provides the story of Fall Blau (Case Blue). This book features full-colour artwork, archival photos, and detailed analysis. It follows fighting that characterised one of the most important campaigns of World War II.
Synopsis: Much has been written of the titanic clashes between the Wehrmacht and the Red Army at Stalingrad, but this volume tells the other, equally important half of the story of Fall Blau (Case Blue). Learning from their experiences during the sweeping advances of Operation Barbarossa a year before, Wehrmacht commanders knew that Nazi Germany's lack of oil was a huge strategic problem. Seizure of the Caucasus oilfields, which were responsible for 82% of the Soviet Union's crude oil, would simultaneously alleviate the German army's oil shortages whilst denying vital fuel resources to the Red Army. Whilst Army Group B advanced along the Volga towards Stalingrad, Army Group A, spearheaded by Ewald von Kleist's elite Panzerarmee 1 was to advance into the Caucasus to seize the oilfields of Maikop, Grozny and Baku. Featuring full-colour artwork, archival photos and detailed analysis, this book follows the vicious, intense fighting that characterised one of the most important campaigns of World War II.
Illustrations: 60 b/w; 14 col
Publication: UK
Imprint: Osprey Publishing
Returns: Returnable
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A CHILD THROUGH TIME (HB)
A CITY THROUGH TIME (HB)
A STREET THROUGH TIME (HB)
ATLANTA 1864
ATLANTA 1864
ATLANTA 1864 (PB)
ATTILA THE HUN
ATTILA THE HUN
ATTILA THE HUN (PB)
BF 110 VS LANCASTER
BF 110 VS LANCASTER
BF 110 VS LANCASTER (PB)
BRITISH NAPOLEONIC INFANTRY TACTICS (PB)
BRITISH NAPOLEONIC INFANTRY TACTICS 1792-1815
BRITISH NAPOLEONIC INFANTRY TACTICS 1792-1815
CARTHAGINIAN WARRIOR 264-146 BC (PB)
CASE RED
CASE RED
CASE RED (CD)
CASE RED (CD)
CASE RED (HB)
CASE RED (PB)
CASE WHITE
CASE WHITE (HB)
CHERBOURG 1944
CHERBOURG 1944
CHERBOURG 1944 (PB)
CHINESE WALLED CITIES 221 BC - AD 1644 (PB)
CHINESE WALLED CITIES 221 BC- AD 1644
CHINESE WALLED CITIES 221 BC- AD 1644
DECATUR'S BOLD AND DARING ACT (PB)
DECATUR'S BOLD AND DARING ACT- THE PHILADELPHIA IN TRIPOLI 1804
DECATUR'S BOLD AND DARING ACT- THE PHILADELPHIA IN TRIPOLI 1804
DEFENSE OF JAPAN 1945
DEFENSE OF JAPAN 1945
DEFENSE OF JAPAN 1945 (PB)
DEMYANSK 1942-43
DEMYANSK 1942-43
DEMYANSK 1942-43 (PB)
DESERT ARMOUR (HB)
DESERT ARMOUR (HB)
DESERT RAT 1940-43 (PB)
DOWNFALL 1945
DOWNFALL 1945
DOWNFALL 1945 (PB)
EISENHOWER
EISENHOWER
EISENHOWER (PB)
ERICH VON MANSTEIN (PB)
FRENCH RESISTANCE FIGHTER (PB)
FRENCH WARSHIP CREWS 1789-1805
FRENCH WARSHIP CREWS 1789-1805
FRENCH WARSHIP CREWS 1789-1805 (PB)
FW-200 CONDOR VS ATLANTIC CONVOYS (PB)
GEORGE S. PATTON
GEORGE S. PATTON
GEORGE S. PATTON (PB)
GEORGY ZHUKOV
GEORGY ZHUKOV
GEORGY ZHUKOV (PB)
GERMAN COMMERCE RAIDER VS BRITISH CRUISER
GERMAN COMMERCE RAIDER VS BRITISH CRUISER
GERMAN COMMERCE RAIDER VS BRITISH CRUISER (PB)
GERMAN INFANTRYMAN VS RUSSIAN INFANTRYMAN
GERMAN INFANTRYMAN VS RUSSIAN INFANTRYMAN
GERMAN INFANTRYMAN VS RUSSIAN INFANTRYMAN (PB)
GLADIATORS
HIGHLANDER IN THE FRENCH-INDIAN WAR (PB)
ISRAELI FORTIFICATIONS OF THE OCTOBER WAR 1973
ISRAELI FORTIFICATIONS OF THE OCTOBER WAR 1973
ISRAELI FORTIFICATIONS OF THE OCTOBER WAR 1973 (PB)
ITALIAN SOLDIER IN NORTH AFRICA 1941-43
ITALIAN SOLDIER IN NORTH AFRICA 1941-43
ITALIAN SOLDIER IN NORTH AFRICA 1941-43 (PB)
KHARKOV 1942
KHARKOV 1942
KHARKOV 1942 (PB)
KUBAN 1943 (PB)
KURSK 1943
KURSK 1943
KURSK 1943
KURSK 1943
KURSK 1943 (PB)
KURSK 1943 (PB)
LENINGRAD 1941-44 (PB)
LION BIBLE IN ITS TIME (HB)
METZ 1944
METZ 1944
METZ 1944 (PB)
MOSCOW 1941 (PB)
NELSON'S OFFICERS AND MIDSHIPMEN
NELSON'S OFFICERS AND MIDSHIPMEN
NELSON'S OFFICERS AND MIDSHIPMEN (PB)
NELSON'S SAILORS (PB)
NEZ PERCE 1877
NEZ PERCE 1877
NEZ PERCE 1877 (PB)
OMAR BRADLEY
OMAR BRADLEY
OMAR BRADLEY (PB)
ON THE SEVEN SEAS
ON THE SEVEN SEAS
ON THE SEVEN SEAS (PB)
OPERATION MARKET-GARDEN 1944 1
OPERATION MARKET-GARDEN 1944 1
OPERATION MARKET-GARDEN 1944 1 (PB)
OPERATION MARKET-GARDEN 1944 2 (PB)
PANTHER VS T-34 (PB)
PANZERJAGER VS KV-1
PANZERJAGER VS KV-1
PANZERJAGER VS KV-1 (PB)
PATRIOT MILITIAMAN IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775-82
PATRIOT MILITIAMAN IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775-82
PATRIOT MILITIAMAN IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775-82 (PB)
PHILIPPI 42 BC (PB)
PORT ARTHUR 1904-05
PRUSSIAN REGULAR INFANTRYMAN 1808-1815 (PB)
RAILWAY GUNS OF WORLD WAR I
RAILWAY GUNS OF WORLD WAR I
RAILWAY GUNS OF WORLD WAR I (PB)
RED CHRISTMAS
RED CHRISTMAS
RED CHRISTMAS (PB)
RESCUING MUSSOLINI - GRAN SASSO 1943 (PB)
RUSSIAN BATTLESHIP VS JAPANESE BATTLESHIP
RUSSIAN BATTLESHIP VS JAPANESE BATTLESHIP
RUSSIAN BATTLESHIP VS JAPANESE BATTLESHIP (PB)
SALERNO 1943
SALERNO 1943
SALERNO 1943 (PB)
SEVASTOPOL 1942 (PB)
SIEGFRIED LINE 1944-45
SIEGFRIED LINE 1944-45
SIEGFRIED LINE 1944-45 (PB)
SMOLENSK 1943 (PB)
SOE AGENT (PB)
SOVIET SUBMACHINE GUNS OF WORLD WAR II
SOVIET SUBMACHINE GUNS OF WORLD WAR II
SOVIET SUBMACHINE GUNS OF WORLD WAR II (PB)
SPARTACUS AND THE SLAVE WAR 73-71 BC (PB)
SPARTAN WARRIOR 735-331 BC
SPARTAN WARRIOR 735-331 BC
SPARTAN WARRIOR 735-331 BC (PB)
ST LO 1944
ST LO 1944
ST LO 1944 (PB)
STALINGRAD 1942-43 (1)
STALINGRAD 1942-43 (2)
STALINGRAD 1942-43 (3)
STORY OF THE TITANIC (HB)
STREET THROUGH TIME (HB)
STREET THROUGH TIME (HB)
TANK WARFARE ON EASTERN FRONT 1941-1942 (PB)
TANK WARFARE ON THE EASTERN FRONT 1941-1942 (HB)
TANK WARFARE ON THE EASTERN FRONT 1943-1945 (HB)
THE CAUCASUS 1942-43
THE CAUCASUS 1942-43
THE DNEPR 1943
THE DNEPR 1943
THE DNEPR 1943 (PB)
THE FLAMETHROWER
THE FLAMETHROWER
THE FLAMETHROWER (PB)
THE FLINTLOCK MUSKET
THE FLINTLOCK MUSKET
THE FLINTLOCK MUSKET (PB)
THE FN FAL BATTLE RIFLE
THE FN FAL BATTLE RIFLE
THE FN FAL BATTLE RIFLE (PB)
THE FORTIFICATIONS OF MALTA 1530-1945
THE FORTIFICATIONS OF MALTA 1530-1945 (PB)
THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA 221 BC - AD 1644 (PB)
THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA 221 BC-AD 1644
THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA 221 BC-AD 1644
THE LAST BOARDING PARTY
THE LAST BOARDING PARTY
THE LAST BOARDING PARTY (PB)
THE M1903 SPRINGFIELD RIFLE
THE M1903 SPRINGFIELD RIFLE
THE M1903 SPRINGFIELD RIFLE (PB)
THE MARETH LINE 1943
THE MARETH LINE 1943
THE MARETH LINE, 1943 (PB)
THERMOPYLAE 480 BC (PB)
TOULON, 1793 (PB)
US HELICOPTER PILOT IN VIETNAM
US HELICOPTER PILOT IN VIETNAM
US HELICOPTER PILOT IN VIETNAM (PB)
US INFANTRYMAN VS GERMAN INFANTRYMAN
US INFANTRYMAN VS GERMAN INFANTRYMAN
US INFANTRYMAN VS GERMAN INFANTRYMAN (PB)
VELIKIYE LUKI 1942-43
VIKING LONGSHIP (PB)
WALTHER MODEL
WALTHER MODEL
WALTHER MODEL (PB)
WARSAW 1944 (PB)
WE MARCH AGAINST ENGLAND
WE MARCH AGAINST ENGLAND
WE MARCH AGAINST ENGLAND (CD)



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