Best Books on Eastern Front (that put you right there in the action)?!

[No idea]

I just finished reading "Tank Warfare on the Eastern Front 1491-1942" by Robert Forczyk. You can guess what it is about. Really good reading. All the major (and not so major), combat operations on the East Front where tanks were involved (that means every offensive) are covered. The fact that the author was a tank captain during the 80s is a bonus.

[sillyflower]

ORIGINAL: Red Lancer

Absolute War - Chris Bellamy

(I'm biased as he mentored my MA Dissertation)

I remember Chris from when we were both in the artillery part of the Officer Training Corps at university -40 years ago now [:(]

[sillyflower]

That's better now[;)]

I recommend 'Small unit actions during the german campaign in Russia' No author but is part of the German Report Series by the naval & military press
The anvil of war by Gen Raus and Gen von Natzmer ed. peter tsouras
Panzer aces by Frank Kurowski. Think he also did infantry aces too.

[Bozo_the_Clown]

"Panzer Tactics" by Wolfgang Schneider for an in-depth look. Lots of cool pictures too.

[Tcao]

Supplying War: Logistics from Wallenstein to Patton

the following chapter is a good read for logistics problems German facing at the early stage of the war

Russian roulette
page 142

Planning for Barbarossa
page 148


Leningrad and the Dnieper
page 155


Storm to the gates of Moscow?
page 166


Conclusions
page 175