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Andrey Kuznetsov's new book
I just got in this new book today its in Russian but maybe it will appear in English if their is interest. The Russian version is 462 pages so it would be probably longer in English. I'm just roughly translating the title and contents (So don't kill the messenger). "The Great Landing. The Kerch - Eltigen Operation"
Contents Pages
1. Introduction and overview of the sources 3
2. The sides plan for the Crimea in autumn 1943 6
3. Composition and balances of the forces 24
4. Planning and preparation for the landing operation 75
5 The landing 91
6. The struggle for the Eltigen beachhead 1-7 November 116
7. Landing the 56th Army 164
8. Expanding the Enikali bridgehead 175
9. Seige and blockade 204
10. The offensive 20-22 November 279
11. On the eve of the last battle 292
12. Finale in Eltigen 319
13 The December offensive of the Maritime Army 346
14. The struggle for Mitridat 356
15. Losses of the side 380
16. Results and lessons 392
17. Appendices 400
18. The main sources 452
It covers the operation from the naval, ground and the air unlike many ground operations.
Last edited by Nokose; 19th April 2011 at 22:40.
Reason: added last sentence
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