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By Gordon L. Rottman,Chris Taylor

From June 1941, the Soviets have been pressured to adopt large-scale protective operations within the face of the overpowering German blitzkrieg attack, operations which ran counter to their choice for hugely cellular, offensive struggle. classes have been quick discovered throughout a wide selection of terrain and climates, together with the open steppes, dense forests, wooded swamps, towns, and in snow and ice, the place the provision of development fabrics differed enormously. the 1st to hide this subject within the English language and containing particular information regarding the trenches, bunkers, commentary posts and weapon positions, this booklet examines box fortifications outfitted from neighborhood fabrics through squaddies, in addition to their use of mines, box camouflage concepts, and building instruments. It presents a primary attention-grabbing perception into Russian protecting makes an attempt opposed to the overpowering may possibly of the German Army.

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