Yugoslavia 1941–44

Anti-Partisan Operations

Pier Paolo Battistelli (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

96 Seiten

2025
Osprey Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4728-6537-3 (ISBN)

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A unique visual exploration of partisan and anti-partisan warfare in Yugoslavia between 1941 and 1944.

Following the Axis invasion and occupation of Yugoslavia in April 1941, a brutal insurgency (based both on ethnic and political affiliations) broke out in the German and Italian occupied areas. The result was protracted multi-partite struggle. The principal forces opposing the Axis occupation comprised Tito’s communist Partisans, and, initially, Draza Mihailovic’s royalist Chetniks. Further complications involved the shifting allegiances of Allied support, and the brutal ethnic cleansing and ideological warfare waged by the forces of occupation, and their internal allies, under the ‘anti-partisan’ moniker. In 1942, the first of seven major counter-insurgency operations was carried out by Axis forces. These took place in every part of the country, aiming to annihilate the main core of resistance.

With stunning artwork, detailed maps and period images, this book reveals the military material culture of the wide range of opposing forces involved. It also covers the planning and execution of each operation, from the autumn 1941 offensive against the Republic of Užice through to the final attack in western Bosnia in spring 1944. The result is a unique visual exploration of one of the most complex and least studied offensives of World War II.

Pier Paolo Battistelli earned his PhD in Military History at the University of Padua. A scholar of German and Italian politics and strategy throughout World War II, he is active in Italy and abroad writing books and essays on military history subjects. Johnny Shumate works as a freelance illustrator living in Nashville, Tennessee. He began his career in 1987 after graduating from Austin Peay State University.

(Subject to confirmation)
Origins of the Campaign
Chronology
Opposing Commanders
Opposing Forces and Orders of Battle
Opposing Plans
The Campaign
Aftermath
The Battlefield Today
Bibliography
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	17.7.2025
Reihe/Serie	Campaign
Illustrationen	Johnny Shumate
Zusatzinfo	Colour illustrations throughout, including battlescene artworks, maps, 3D diagrams and photographs.
Sprache	englisch
Maße	184 x 248 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Fotokunst
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-4728-6537-5 / 1472865375
ISBN-13	978-1-4728-6537-3 / 9781472865373
Zustand	Neuware