Operation Barbarossa 1941 (3): Army Group Center

Operation Barbarossa 1941 #3

by Robert Kirchubel, Peter Dennis

Osprey's third and final volume in the Barbarossa trilogy, this title completes the account of the strategic intricacies of the German campaign against Russia. Detailing the final Nazi push for Moscow, Robert Kirchubel examines the causes behind the German failure, including the inability to re-supply troops or provide reserves, and the lack of decent German winter uniforms and transport.

Full-color artwork, maps and bird's-eye views illustrate the campaign in detail, revealing how the Red Army capitalized on every German weakness in spite of its own flaws.

Genres: History, Military History, World War II, Military Fiction, Nonfiction

96 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2007

Reviews

[Sean Chick · Rating 5 out of 5]

This volume wraps up Kirchubel's trilogy on Barbarossa, capped off with Operation Typhoon (itself covered in a separate Osprey book). As in other volumes, he is quite hard of the commanders on both sides. He makes a good case for Barbarossa being unwinnable. As in other volumes, the maps are first rate.

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good overview of the operations of Army Group Center, and the Soviet responses. I read Osprey books as a sort of "Cliff's Notes" aide to give me a better grasp of the bigger picture when I'm reading a more detailed study elsewhere. This does that job nicely.

[Dimitri]

Rated as sub-par by R. A Forczyk on Amazon , albeit not without counter-arguments...
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