Odessa, 1941-44 : defense, occupation, resistance & liberation /
After a brief overview of the origins and development of the city of Odessa on the Black Sea coast, the author turns to its citizens' ordeal during the Second World War. In the process, he describes the heroism of the city's defendes and residents in the summer of 1941 when defending again...
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| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Translated from the Ukrainian. |
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Solihull, West Midlands, England :
Helion & Company,
[2018]
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Table of Contents:
- Preface: A people' war
- 1. The sources of Odessa's military value
- Part one: The defense of Odessa 1941 (2. The situation on the Southern Front in the summer of 1941 ; 3. Defensively fighting on the distant approaches to the city ; 4. The fighting on the nearest approaches to the city ; 5. Tanks in the battle for Odessa ; 6. The joint counterattack by the defendes of Odessa and the stabilization of the front ; 7. The evacuation of the Odessa defensive area)
- Part two: The occupation and liberation of Odessa 1941-44 (8. Odessa under occupation ; 9. Odessa resists the occupation ; 10. The 3rd Ukrainian Front's Odessa offensive and the liberation of Odessa ; 11. Odessa rises from the ruins)