“…The Americans, English, and Australians had to counterpunch. They very nearly lost the war because they did not move quickly enough. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Prologue: Along the Sukhaia Vereika River, 23 July 1942 -- The Wehrmacht -- The Red Army -- Preliminaries, April-June 1942 -- Punch and counterpunch, Blau I, 28 June-12 July 1942 -- Blau II, 9-24 July 1942 -- The German advance into the Great Bend of the Don, 23-31 July 1942 -- Endgame in the Great Bend of the Don, 1-19 August 1942 -- The German advance to the Volga River, 20 August-2 September 1942 -- The struggle on the flanks, 25 July-11 September 1942 -- Conclusions: German strategic misconceptions…”