To the Bitter End Format: Paperback

A selection of the Military Book ClubThis is a penetrating and detailed account of the climactic battles of the German forces in Slovakia, the Carpathians, parts of Poland, Silesia and Saxony, from autumn 1944 until the end of the war. The author provides excellent detail on the movements and actions of numerous German units, and the text covers all major actions including the battle for the Vistula bridgeheads, the epic siege of Breslau, and the final desperate actions around Bautzen and Dresden. Appendices include comprehensive orders-of-battle. A large number of detailed battle maps are also included. Key sales points: Continues Helion's translation of key German texts on the last phase of the war on the Eastern Front. Presents information previously unavailable in English. A detailed text is accompanied by photos and maps along with extensive orders-of-battle.Table of ContentsList of Maps Publisher’s Note Foreword Part A: 1944I Soviet Offensive Operations against Heeresgruppe Nordukraine Summer 1944 II Soviet Offensive in the BeskidesIII Uprising in SlovakiaIV Schwerpunkt Shifts from the Beskides to the CarpathiansV Positional Fighting at the End of 1944 and Soviet Preparations for the 1945 OffensivePart B: The Great Soviet Winter OffensiveVI PreludeVII Start of the Soviet OffensiveVIII Hasty Measures of DefencePart C: The Advance into SilesiaIX Advance into Lower SilesiaX Battle of the Upper Silesian Industrial DistrictXI New Battle for the Mährisch-Ostrau Industrial districtXII Fighting on the Lausitzer-NeißeXIII Overview of the SituationPart D: Final BattlesXIV Fighting for the Moravian GateXV Last Days of Fortress BreslauXVI The End in SilesiaXVII Final Battles in SaxonyXVIII ConclusionSourcesBibliographyOrders of BattleAfterthoughts