GUDERIAN'S FOXES by Jason D. Mark

(Subject: World War II - Eastern Front) Aufklarungs-Abteilung 29 in photos from Barbarossa to Typhoon. Prior to Operation Barbarossa, the men of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 29, elite recon soldiers of the motorised 29. Infanterie-Division with several campaigns under their belt, emblazoned their vehicles with a creeping fox insignia, a seemingly apt emblem because they, too, were cunning, stealthy and observant. Yet once the campaign was in motion, it became apparent that gathering intelligence was closely connected with combat and casualties. But that was in the future. Before crossing the border into the Soviet Union and in the heady opening days of the campaign, they imagined they would always be out in front, sniffing a way forward, tracking their foe, feeling him out, yet avoiding confrontation. They would be foxes. Guderian’s foxes. (Published: 2021) (Publisher: Leaping Horseman Books) (ISBN: 9780992274948) (Pagination: 370pp, 549 b/w & 109 colour photos, 6 colour profiles, 21 maps) (Condition: new in illustrated boards) UL-XXXXXX