Romania 1944: The Turning of Arms against Nazi Germany

Romania 1944: The Turning of Arms against Nazi Germany

Romania 1944: The Turning of Arms against Nazi Germany

Romania 1944: The Turning of Arms against Nazi Germany

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Overview

The complex and fascinating story of Romania's 'turning of arms' against Nazi Germany, and the battle for Romania - an important but overlooked and misunderstood episode of World War II.

The battle for Romania from March to September 1944 is a multifaceted story involving German, Romanian, Soviet, American, and British forces. Romania's defection from the Axis denied Nazi Germany not just resources (especially oil) but also turned the Romanian Army, formerly its most important support on the Eastern Front, from friend to foe. The fighting witnessed the German Sixth Army being destroyed for a second time (after Stalingrad).

This in-depth work explores the strategic struggle within German-Romanian relations and the tactical development of the Battle of Romania. The detailed 2D maps and 3D diagrams guide you step-by-step through the Axis defence of Romania in March-May during the first Iasi-Chisinau offensive, the Allied campaign in April-August to assist the Soviets, the Axis collapse in August during the second Iasi-Chisinau offensive, the Romanian defeat of the attempted German counter-coup, and the final Soviet occupation of Romania. Period photographs from the Romanian archives and private collections, many never before seen, and stunning battlescene artworks bring to life the soldiers and materiel of the wide range of forces involved in this rarely explored Eastern Front campaign.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781472861610
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 09/26/2024
Series: Campaign , #404
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 96
Sales rank: 980,441

About the Author

Dr Grant T. Harward is a native of southern California. He obtained a BA in History from Brigham Young University in 2009, an MSc in the Second World War in Europe from the University of Edinburgh in 2010, and a PhD from Texas A&M University in 2018. He previously worked for the US Army Medical Department Center of History and Heritage in 2018–21, and is currently a historian at the US Center of Military History.
Dr Grant T. Harward is a native of southern California. He obtained a BA in History from Brigham Young University in 2009, an MSc in the Second World War in Europe from the University of Edinburgh in 2010, and a PhD from Texas A&M University in 2018. Grant lived in Romania between 2005 and 2007 as an LDS volunteer, and between 2016 and 2017 on a Fulbright Student Scholarship. He previously worked for the US Army Medical Department Center of History and Heritage between 2018 and 2021, and is currently a historian at the US Center of Military History.
Johnny Shumate works as a freelance illustrator living in Nashville, Tennessee. He began his career in 1987 after graduating from Austin Peay State University. Most of his work is rendered in Adobe Photoshop using a Cintiq monitor. His greatest influences are Angus McBride, Don Troiani, and Édouard Detaille.

Table of Contents

Origins of the Campaign
Chronology
Opposing Commanders
Opposing Forces and Orders of Battle
Opposing Plans
The Campaign
Summary
The Battlefield Today
Bibliography
Index
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