From critically acclaimed Eastern Front expert Prit Buttar comes this
detailed and engrossing account of the war on the Eastern Front as the
German forces were driven back following the Battle of Kursk.
Beginning towards the end of the Battle of Kursk, Retribution explores
the massive Soviet offensive that followed Operation Zitadelle, which
saw depleted and desperate German troops forced out of Central Ukraine.
In this fascinating title, Buttar describes in detail the little-known
series of near-constant battles in which a weakened German army was
confronted by a tactically sophisticated force of over six million
Soviet troops. As a result, the Wehrmacht was driven back to the Dnepr
and German forces remaining in the Taman Peninsula withdrew into the
Crimea.
As the Germans withdrew, the horrors they had inflicted on occupied
lands were gradually uncovered, from the scorched earth program to the
mass deportations and executions of countless men, women and children.
With an avenging Soviet army in pursuit, retribution was inevitable.
In this masterful narrative, renowned Eastern Front historian Prit
Buttar weaves German and Soviet first-hand accounts into a detailed
analysis of the strategies and tactics employed in this tumultuous
period, bringing vividly to life the dark, desperate days of 1943.
