In February 1943, as the German front disintegrated after Stalingrad, Adolf Hitler stubbornly refused retreat while Soviet forces surged toward his headquarters. Field Marshal Erich von Manstein ...

After the crushing German defeat at Stalingrad, the Red Army appeared unstoppable. But Field Marshal Erich von Manstein led a bold counteroffensive that reversed German fortunes. In the snow-covered ...

After the crushing defeat at Stalingrad, Nazi Germany teetered on the edge of collapse. But amid the chaos, one general stood defiant. This episode follows Field Marshal Erich von Manstein as he steps ...

Key Point: Field Marshal Erich von Manstein was possibly the greatest strategist and field commander in the German Wehrmacht. In January 1943, the once-invincible German Wehrmacht was reeling, being ...

Before the Battle of Kursk began, Field Marshal Erich von Manstein favored a different strategy from Adolf Hitler’s planned direct offensive against Soviet defenses. As Germany prepared for one of the ...

Just weeks after the disaster at Stalingrad, Soviet commanders believed German forces were on the verge of collapse. Instead, Field Marshal Erich von Manstein launched a brilliant counteroffensive ...

Benoît Lemay, trans. from the French by Pierce Heyward, Casemate (casematepublishing. com), $32.95 (528p) ISBN 978-1-935149-26-2 Lemay, well regarded in France as a military historian, offers a ...

During the Battle of Korsun Cherkassy, German forces in Ukraine faced encirclement by advancing Soviet armies in what became known as “Little Stalingrad on the Dnieper.” As conditions deteriorated and ...