80 pages : illustrations, maps, and photographs, 25 cm.
Raid (Oxford, England), v. 47.
Introduction; Origins; Germany's special forces; World War II and the Brandenburgers; Initial Strategy; Operation Barbarossa; The Eastern Front in 1942; Operation Blau; The Plan; The war for oil; Technical challenges; Brandenburgers in Barbarossa; An unconventional plan; Training for the mission; Operating behind the lines; The Brandenburgers' opponents; The Raid; The Caucasus campaign; The battle for Rostov-on-Don; Hitler intervenes; The Brandenburgers seize Bataisk Bridge; Beyond the Don River; 'Not a single step back!'
In the summer of 1942, following the invasion of Russia the previous year, Hitler's 'Brandenburger' commando units undertook a daring operation deep inside Soviet-held territory. This title focuses on German special-forces operations on the Eastern Front.
Hitler, Adolf, -- 1889-1945.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Soviet Union.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany -- Intelligence service.