{"product_id":"waffen-ss-soldier-vs-soviet-rifleman","title":"Waffen Ss Soldier Vs Soviet Rifleman","description":"\u003cb\u003eFully illustrated, this study assesses the Soviet and Waffen-SS troops who contested the cities of Kharkov and Rostov-on-Don on the Eastern Front during 1942–43.\u003c\/b\u003e As the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union unfolded, two places that suffered exceptionally severely were Kharkov (now Kharkiv) in Ukraine and Rostov-on-Don in Russia. In total, Kharkov would change hands violently four times between October 1941 and August 1943, and Rostov-on-Don also four times between November 1941 and February 1943. In this book, Chris McNab examines the fighting men of the Red Army and the Waffen-SS who clashed in three battles – one for Rostov (July 1942) and two for Kharkov (February–March and August). He clearly explains the key differences between these two opponents – training, tactics, weaponry, ideology and motivation – and examines how these differences played out in the three engagements, which ranged from open-terrain combined-arms battles to close-quarters street fighting in major urban zones. The text is complemented by specially commissioned artwork and mapping and carefully chosen archive photographs.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57309669458302,"sku":"NW9781472857989","price":14.03,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781472857989.jpg?v=1778580176","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/waffen-ss-soldier-vs-soviet-rifleman","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}