Battle Group! German Kampfgruppen Action of World War Two

Battle Group! German Kampfgruppen Action of World War Two - James Lucas [epub]

This is not a history of the development of the infamous ad hoc battlegroups that the German army and Waffen SS used with such great effect in WW2, but a compilation of articles detailing 17 separate operational level engagements that superbly illustrate the challenges of forming these improvised composite units under stressful conditions and their ability to influence the results of a battle out of proportion to their modest numbers.

The articles feature battle group examples from Case White to the final desperate defense of East Prussia against the Red army. It is a concise work but Lucas richly endows his articles with vivid imagery of the desperate horror of the battlefield in addition to his solid research. Recommended for the slightly above casual to serious military history buff