INTRODUCTION
’BLITZKRIEG’ IN URBAN AREAS: Prewar doctrine: German – British;
1940: anticipating invasion; American responses
THE EASTERN FRONT, 1941–44: The opening rush; Stalingrad: the
academy of street fighting; Warsaw: improvisation and terror;
Lessons from Warsaw: the German analysis
THE ITALIAN EXPERIENCE: The Canadians in Ortona; British analysis:
Fighting in Built Up Areas (1943); Cassino; Air support: Training
Manual No.5
THE US ARMY IN NW EUROPE: Doctrine: FM 31-50; The urban environment
– squad organization – house-to-house fighting – tank/infantry
co-operation – raiding; Practical experience: 23rd Infantry at
Brest – 26th Infantry at Aachen – 410th Infantry at
Schillersdorf
GERMANY, 1945: German forces; Allied forces – flamethrowers
CONCLUSIONS
PLATE COMMENTARIES
INDEX
From Cassino to Stalingrad, many of the most famous and brutal battles of World War II were fought in the burnt out remains of cities. This book describes and illustrates the tactics used by the men who fought nearly face-to-face amidst the ruins.
Dr Stephen Bull is the Curator of the Museum of
Lancashire in Preston, which incorporates the collections of
several local regiments. He obtained his doctorate from University
College, Swansea, with a study of English Civil War weapons. For
several years, he worked at the National Army Museum, on a
fortifications project and later in the Weapons Department. He has
written numerous articles for specialist journals, including a
number on the weapons and tactics of World War I.
Peter Dennis was inspired by contemporary magazines such as
Look and Learn, leading him to study Illustration at Liverpool Art
College. Peter has since contributed to hundreds of books,
predominantly on historical subjects, including many Osprey titles.
A keen wargamer and modelmaker, he is based in Nottinghamshire,
UK.
"Probably the most difficult type of warfare involves fighting in urban areas ... author Stephen Bull covers the variety of methods used by the major combatants in Europe when fighting in an urban environment. He shows how the tactics changed with the introduction of new weapons and as new things were learned ... a fascinating read..." --Scott Van Aken, modelingmadness.com (October 2008) "... based on rare wartime British, US, German and Soviet training documents which describe how house-to-house combat was to be conducted." --California Bookwatch (November 2008)
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