The Eastern Front was where the war against Nazi Germany was lost and won. More people died there in the battles and destruction than all the other theatres put together. From the Arctic snows of Finland to the vast steppes of the Ukraine, the fighting took place in every sort of landscape and every weather condition: sub-zero temperatures that froze engines and weapons, mosquito-infested swamps, the raputitsa mud that brought mechanised armies to a halt, and the huge industrial cities that were fought over street by street and house by house. What was it like to fight there? Hitler's War of Extinction from the Eastern Fronttakes the reader into the thick of the battle lines in vivid colour. First-hand accounts from reports and diaries provide soldiers' insights to accompany the candid photos of life and death to provide an evocation of what it was like to fight for survival on the Eastern Front. Boasting more 250 original colour photographs, Hitler's War of Extinction: Rare German Colour Photographs shows the visceral nature of the battle between two intolerant ideologies that would leave upwards of 25 million servicemen and civilians dead. AUTHOR: Educated in the north of England and London University, Simon Forty has worked in publishing for over 40 years as editor, publisher and author. In recent years he has concentrated on writing and has authored/co-authored 30-odd books, many on military history. His most recent titles examine subjects on the Eastern Front of World War II: Red Army into the Reich looked at the last year of the war, as Soviet forces pushed the German armies back towards and then into Germany; and two Casemate Illustrated titles covered the life and equipment of German and Soviet infantrymen on the Eastern Front.
