Moscow tram stop : a doctor's experiences with the German spearhead in Russia
Haape, Heinrich2018
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First published in 1957 and out of print for decades, 'Moscow Tram Stop' is a classic of World War II on the Eastern Front. Heinrich Haape was a young doctor drafted into the German Wehrmacht just before the war began. He was with the spearhead of Operation Barbarossa, tasked with taking Moscow, when it invaded the Soviet Union on June 22nd, 1941. Mere hours into the attack, Haape and his fellow soldiers learned the hard way that the Red Army fought with otherworldly tenacity even in defeat. The rapid advance of the early days slowed during the summer, and Haape's division did not begin the final push on Moscow until October. It was a hard slog, plagued first by rain and mud, then by cold and snow. By early December, German forces had reached the gates of the Soviet capital but could press no farther. The doctor's account is enthrallingly vivid.
Main title:
Moscow tram stop : a doctor's experiences with the German spearhead in Russia / Heinrich Haape ; edited by Craig Luther.
Imprint:
Mechanicsburg : Stackpole Books, 2018.Mechanicsburg : Stackpole Books, 2018.
Collation:
368 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 26 cm
Notes:
Originally published: London: Collins, 1957.
ISBN:
9780811737906 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.547543940.547
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2094473