| Author: | Dr Stephen Bull | ISBN: | 9781782008460 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | December 20, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Dr Stephen Bull |
| ISBN: | 9781782008460 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication: | December 20, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing |
| Language: | English |
In a continuation of the tactics mini-series, this book analyzes the physical tactics of the close-quarter fighting that took place in ruined cities during World War II. Street-to-street fighting in cities was not a new development, but the bombed-out shells of cities and advances in weaponry meant that World War II took such strategies to a new level of savagery and violence. Packed with eye-witness accounts, tutorials from original training manuals, maps, and full-colour artwork, this is an eye-opening insight into the tactics and experiences of infantry fighting their way through ruined cities in the face of heavy casualty rates and vicious resistance.
In a continuation of the tactics mini-series, this book analyzes the physical tactics of the close-quarter fighting that took place in ruined cities during World War II. Street-to-street fighting in cities was not a new development, but the bombed-out shells of cities and advances in weaponry meant that World War II took such strategies to a new level of savagery and violence. Packed with eye-witness accounts, tutorials from original training manuals, maps, and full-colour artwork, this is an eye-opening insight into the tactics and experiences of infantry fighting their way through ruined cities in the face of heavy casualty rates and vicious resistance.
