Army Group North: The Wehrmacht in Russia 1941-1945 [Hardcover]

Werner Haupt (Author)

Book Description

Series: Schiffer Military History | Publication Date: January 1, 2000

After long years of studying sources and literature, Werner Haupt presents the military history of one of the larger theaters of World War II. The completion of the history of ""Army Group North"" is the result of the author's utilization of all German and Russian literature, as well as those combat diaries and documents of the committed troop units that are available in German archives. In addition, the author was assisted in clearing up several questions by the advice of former members of the army group - from commanders to drivers. This series by Werner Haupt will continue with a volume each on Army Group Center and Army Group South. The author served in the German Army as a soldier and officer in the northern sector of the Eastern Front during the Second World War. He is also the author of Assault on Moscow - 1941 (available from Schiffer Publishing Ltd.).

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

Product Details

• Hardcover: 416 pages
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.; First edition. edition (January 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764301829
• ISBN-13: 978-0764301827
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.2 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,004,691 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The war in the northern sector of the Russian Front, November 30, 2002

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K Scheffler (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Army Group North: The Wehrmacht in Russia 1941-1945 (Hardcover)

Over all, this is a good book if one wants to gain an understanding of the movements of the various units of the Wehrmacht in the northern sector of the Russian Front. One thing that is largely lacking from the book--and which happens to be an interest of mine--is the activities that were going on behind the front lines. The book is also without notations and an index, both most useful things for those who want to do some further research into something that is discussed in the book.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Detail oriented, July 29, 2007

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Eric Gannon "Etgreat" (Las Vegas, NV United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Army Group Center: The Wehrmacht in Russia 1941-1945 (Schiffer Military History) (Hardcover)

This review applies to the series (Army Group North, Center, South)

These books are good in their own way, but are not for everyone.

First, the scope of the book is large, but it describes happenings on the length of the sector of the front through the division and battalion level. This is quite interesting as you feel you are following individual units in movement.

For those who are unfamiliar with the broader narrative of the battles of the eastern front in which the detail of this book takes place, you might want to read a more holistic book, like David Glantz's When Titans Clashed, which is probably the Eastern Front bible.

The beauty of these books is in their status and divisional and battalion reports, which convey the daily carnage of the eastern front.

22 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good look at the Eastern Front, July 4, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Army Group Center: The Wehrmacht in Russia 1941-1945 (Schiffer Military History) (Hardcover)

Army Group Center is a useful reference for the force it describes. I must note that due to wide line spacing it contains a bit less content than its 356 page length would indicate. However, it does comprehensively describe the operations of German armies, corps, divisions, and occasionally regiments and lower, throughout the war. Soviet fronts and armies are also covered, but not as thoroughly, and the political/strategic elements that influenced operations are included in a balanced fashion. There are several appendixes (untranslated from the German) which provide useful organizational data, but no index.