The Petsamo-Kirkenes Operation: Soviet Breakthrough and Pursuit in the Arctic 1944

by James F. Gebhardt and U.S. Army Combat Studies Institute

Half a century after the end of World War II, many of the important battles of the Eastern Front have not been thoroughly researched by Western military historians. Major James F. Gebhardt, a Soviet foreign area officer, describes a battle that has remained virtually unknown in the English-speaking world. The Petsamo-Kirkenes Operation has remained obscure partly because it was fought on the northern flank of the Soviet German front - away from major...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1410202224
• ISBN13: 9781410202222
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: University Press of the Pacific
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.5" x 9.3"