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The Eastern Front of World War II was a nightmarish episode of human history, on a scale the like of which the world had never seen, and most likely never will see again. This expansive collection of maps offers a visual guide to the theater that decided the fate of the war, spanning the thousands of miles from Berlin to the outskirts of Moscow, Stalingrad, East Prussia and all the way back. The accuracy and detail of the military cartography found in this volume illuminates the enormity of the campaign, revealing the staggering dimensions of distance covered and human losses suffered by both sides.
Series: General Military
Hardcover: 272 pages
Publisher: Osprey Publishing; Slp edition (January 19, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 147280774X
ISBN-13: 978-1472807748
Product Dimensions: 10 x 1.6 x 12.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
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Here are the positives:The presentation (which is the first thing one sees) is quite handsome. The atlas comes in a cloth cover bookcase. The quality is excellent, especially given the modest price.The atlas provides an impressive assortment of operational level maps treating just about any campaign you can think of. In some cases, major operations are covered by multiple maps. The maps are clear, and the units clearly identified. In most cases, text explaining the operation is presented on one page, with a full page map on the facing page. Occasionally, the facing page will have two half page maps. Each map has a scale bar, but no specification of the precise scale in numeric terms. If you are looking for a companion atlas that will help you to visualize the flow of the war on the eastern front at the operational level this may be exactly what you're looking for. And again, it's not all that expensive given the quality of presentation and the number of maps included.That said, that you may avoid potential buyer's remorse, here's what you may be looking for in the atlas that you won't find:There are relatively few maps that could be characterized as "tactical". So in most cases, there's no "zooming in" on points of interest. Several maps depict major urban battles. The most detailed are two of the Warsaw Uprising. The Berlin maps are good too. Stalingrad gets three maps. One showing the entire city, the other two focusing respectively on the southern and northern ends of the city. There are also half page maps of Kharkov. Most typically, the units portrayed on most of the maps in the atlas are division level or higher. In only one instance can I recall a unit of less than battalion strength portrayed. Of course if one isn't overly interested in tactical depictions, then this isn't a problem.There is only one map dealing with industry/resources/logistics, and it fairly rudimentary. This is one area where the atlas could have done much better. I think railroads were deserving of more extensive coverage, perhaps showing whether they were single or double tracked, as well as German progress on converting their gauge. Nor is there an adequate treatment of the rivers as a means of logistical transport. It also hurts that there are no data tables to convey statistical information such as are often found in other atlases. It should have been possible to present more information on what was produced where. Weather would also seem like a topic warranting greater discussion in an atlas of the eastern front. The bottom line is that logistical issues play such an important role on the eastern front. For an atlas to be considered definitive, this was really an area that deserved a more extensive treatment.There are no photos in the atlas. This is a lesser criticism. I'm not disappointed by the lack of stock photos of tanks rolling cross-country. However, at times it's useful to see a photo of a location to visualize it, and of course aerials certainly have a place in any atlas.The bottom line is that this atlas is a very nice piece of work at a reasonable price. Whether or not it is for you may come down to the question of what you already have in your library, and what you want this atlas to add to it.
I ordered this from because the price was attractive and I imagined a useful compendium of maps, intended as a reference complementing my already substantial Eastern Front library. Was I ever surprised by the very high quality of this product. The book is large and comes in a sturdy slipcase. The maps are easy to read and with accompanying concise narratives--it was fun just to sit down in my favorite chair and peruse the whole thing from cover-to-cover. Whatever books I will be reading on World War II Russian Front battles, I will have this volume readily at hand. If you are an Eastern Front history buff, wargamer, or serious scholar/author, you won't want to be without this indispensable reference. Best of all, it's a bargain for what you get in terms of substantive information and physical production.
Very well done. The maps are in color with a greenish back ground and the nationality of the units is color-coded. The German units are generally done on a divisional scale and the Soviet on a corp scale There are a number of more detailed maps for events such as the Warsaw Uprising. There are six Appendix maps dealing with subjects such as Economic or Partisan activities There is a useful Bibliography
Excellent book that is a must for all interested in WW2 on the Eastern Front. High quality maps with excellent descriptions. This is a very valuable reference work that is easy to follow.Thoroughly recommended
In attempting to increase my knowledge of World War II's Eastern Front, I obtained a slightly used volume of John Erickson's "The Road to Stalingrad." As I got into this highly rated book, I found it basically unreadable as it had no maps. I have a need to place friendly and enemy units, cities, and land features in relation with each other in reading about campaigns and battles. Kirchubel's "Atlas of the Eastern Front" met this need admirably. The book contains 122 maps covering overviews, campaigns, and battles in some cases (e.g., Stalingrad) down to urban combat detail. Military units are clearly depicted, generally at the army, corps, and division level, and are depicted in color to quickly tell friend from foe. The atlas contains some narrative text to assist those readers unfamiliar with the Eastern Front . The book is well constructed, the maps lay flat, and it comes in a slipcase. It is a good compliment to those maps included in relevant history books. I recommend this atlas for anyone interested in the subject, and I am pleased that I bought mine.
Despite what appears to be a typo or two, these are the best maps I have seen in any book I have of World War II. Extremely well done and more than worth the money. As good a reference book as you will find and a book needing to be side-by-side with any book a reader is following on the war. The maps clarify a LOT.
I hate to say this, but this is not as sophisticated as I thought. All the maps this book contains are campaign-operational level with the time period of at least a whole month which makes it impossible to bring out the details of the units and their complicated movements of course, and inevitably I found many mistakes on its maps. It's definitely not accurate. After all, the maps themselves give very little information about the terrain and the cities, towns and minor rivers.
Hello,this book is great anybody that is in military history Must have this book,great read,the Best I have seen in a long time,
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