In the aftermath of the Stalingrad disaster, the Red Army surged forward—threatening to collapse the entire southern front.
On Jan. 4, 1944, Field Marshal Erich von Manstein flew from the Eastern Front to see Adolf Hitler, determined to change the Führer's mind. Manstein had tried before—he had pushed hard for a radical ...
As the Soviets pushed forward after Stalingrad, Field Marshal Manstein unleashed a brutal counterstrike. Led by the SS Panzer ...