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BL
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723528
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b543243
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| Main Entry
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David R. Higgins.
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| Title & Author
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Behind Soviet Lines : : Hitler's Brandenburgers Capture the Maikop Oilfields 1942\ David R. Higgins.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2014. ©2014
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| Series Statement
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Raid (Oxford, England), v. 47.
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80 pages : illustrations, maps, and photographs, 25 cm.
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| ISBN
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1782005994
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: 9781782005995
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| Contents
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Introduction; Origins; Germany's special forces; World War II and the Brandenburgers; Initial Strategy; Operation Barbarossa; The Eastern Front in 1942; Operation Blau; The Plan; The war for oil; Technical challenges; Brandenburgers in Barbarossa; An unconventional plan; Training for the mission; Operating behind the lines; The Brandenburgers' opponents; The Raid; The Caucasus campaign; The battle for Rostov-on-Don; Hitler intervenes; The Brandenburgers seize Bataisk Bridge; Beyond the Don River; 'Not a single step back!'
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| Abstract
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In the summer of 1942, following the invasion of Russia the previous year, Hitler's 'Brandenburger' commando units undertook a daring operation deep inside Soviet-held territory. This title focuses on German special-forces operations on the Eastern Front.
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Hitler, Adolf, -- 1889-1945.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Soviet Union.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany -- Intelligence service.
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| LC Classification
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D757.66D385 9999
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David R Higgins
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Johnny Shumate
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