Description: PorterMonkey presents ... Battle in the Baltics 1944-45: The Fighting for Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, a Photographic History ISBN:1906033331 Author:Baxter, Ian Publisher:Helion and Company Release Date:2009-07-19 Seller Category:WAR, WORLD WAR II Qty Available:1 Condition:Used: Very Good Sku: 1698VG0324E7 Notes: Text and photos are clean and unmarked, no highlighting, creasing, underlining or writing. Decorative Hard Cover, clean and bright, very light edge/shelf wear. No rips, tears or stains. No jacket as issued. Binding is VG, solid, square. Photos are of actual book you will receive. 2009. Helion and Company. A book that is currently Out-Of-Print, Uncommon, A First Edition, Collectable or Hard-to-find. 12 x 8.5. Ships in box, quickly and with care. Description:Battle in the Baltics 1944-45: The Fighting for Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, a Photographic HistoryBattle in the Baltics 1944 - 1945 is an exclusive insight into the last frantic months of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS on the Eastern Front 1944 - 1945. From mid-August 1944 there was nothing but a drum-beat of defeats for the German Army as it fought to the grim death to try and hold back the overwhelming might of the Russians from reaching the borders of the Reich. It was in the Baltic`s where Army Group North played a decisive role in trying to stem the rout and preventing the fragilelines from finally being smashed to pieces.Drawing on a host of rare and unpublished photographs accompanied by in-depth captions, the book provides a revealing insight into the last desperate months of the war. It reveals in detail how the remnants of Army Group North were driven back across a scarred and devastated wasteland to the borders of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, East Prussia and Pomerania. What followed was the Battle of the Baltic`s where exhausted and undermanned German forces fought to almost near extinction against the constant hammer blows of Soviet ground and aerial bombardments.Everywhere disintegrating German forces tried to cling onto vital ground. Eventually after many precious German Panzer and infantry divisions were encircled and annihilated the remnants of Hitler`s once vaunted force was pushed back through the Baltic states into East Prussia, and then fought to the death in the last few small pockets of land surrounding three ports: Libau in Kurland, Pillau in East Prussia and Danzig at the mouth of the River Vistula. It was here that the final battle of the Baltic`s would take place where German troops were ordered to `stand and fight` and wage an unprecedented battle of attrition. Don't forget to check out other great deals in our eBay Store!!
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Edition: First Edition
Features: Photos, Hardcover, first edition
Inscribed: No
Ex Libris: No
Signed: No
Personalize: No
Era: 1940s
Type: Photographic Documentary Book
Book Title: Battle in the Baltics 1944-45 : The Fighting for Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, a Photographic History
Number of Pages: 112 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Helion & Company, The Limited
Publication Year: 2009
Item Height: 0.6 in
Topic: Military / World War II, Europe / Baltic States, Military / World War I
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: History
Item Length: 12.3 in
Author: Ian Baxter
Item Width: 8.7 in
Format: Hardcover
