German forces were in retreat, reeling from the aftermath of Stalingrad. But at Kharkov, Field Marshal Erich von Manstein defied orders, regrouped, and struck back. By luring Soviet troops into a ...

In the grim aftermath of the devastating Battle of Stalingrad, where the might of the German army suffered a crippling blow, the world watched with bated breath as the tides of war seemed poised to ...

Key Point: Field Marshal Erich von Manstein was possibly the greatest strategist and field commander in the German Wehrmacht. In January 1943, the once-invincible German Wehrmacht was reeling ...