Hitler's Collapse in the East: A New Analysis of the Catastrophic Campaigns of 1944

“…a nice way to emphasize certain aspects of the Soviet way of war.” – Historical Miniatures Gaming Society

When 1944 began, the Third Reich’s position on the Eastern Front still seemed promising. Despite a series of major defeats at Kursk, Smolensk and on the Dnieper, the Germans still held vast swathes of Russian territory. Hitler declared that the conquered space would allow him to keep the Red Army away from the borders of Germany for a long time.

However, such optimism was soon to be swe...