Kuban 1943: The Wehrmacht`s Last Stand In The Caucasus

In the summer of 1942, the Wehrmacht invaded the Caucasus in order to overrun critical oil production facilities at Maikop, Grozny, and Baku. However, the Red Army stopped the Germans short of their objectives, then launched a devastating winter counteroffensive that encircled them at Stalingrad. With the help of stunning, specially commissioned artwork, this book tells the enthralling story of the impressive, but strategically foolish German stand at Kuban, which tied down seven Soviet armies in a sideshow battle of attrition, which the Soviets dubbed `the Kuban meat grinder.`