{"product_id":"9781472819796-gebirgsjager-vs-soviet-sailor","title":"Gebirgsjäger vs Soviet Sailor","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArctic Circle 1942–44\u003cbr\u003eFully illustrated with specially commissioned full-colour artwork, this work examines the origins, combat role and battlefield performance of the German Gebirgsjäger and Soviet naval ground forces who fought one another in the harsh conditions of the Arctic Circle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 1941–44, Nazi Germany’s \u003ci\u003eGebirgsjäger\u003c\/i\u003e - elite mountain troops - clashed repeatedly with land-based units of the Soviet Navy during the mighty struggle on World War II’s Eastern Front. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormed into naval infantry and naval rifle brigades, some 350,000 of Stalin’s sailors would serve the Motherland on land, playing a key role in the defence of Moscow, Leningrad, and Sevastopol. The \u003ci\u003eGebirgsjäger\u003c\/i\u003e, many among them veterans of victories in Norway and then Crete, would find their specialist skills to be at a premium in the harsh terrain and bitter weather encountered at the northern end of the front line. Operating many hundreds of miles north of Moscow, the two sides endured savage conditions as they fought one another inside the Arctic Circle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing archive photographs, specially commissioned artwork and expert analysis, this is the absorbing story of the men who fought and died in the struggle for the Soviet Union’s northern flank at the height of World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40944624173153,"sku":"9781472819796","price":12.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27365981.jpg?v=1721724181","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781472819796-gebirgsjager-vs-soviet-sailor","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}