Military Model Scene

Title: Hungarian Soldier vs Soviet Soldier
Author: Peter Mujzer
Publisher: Osprey
ISBN: 978-1-4728-4565-8

Number 57 in the Combat series from Osprey, covering the period of Hungarian involvement in Operation Barbarossa, during the latter half of 1941. An 80-page soft-cover book in the usual Osprey style, with plenty of archive photos, clear maps and some fine artwork all in support of the nicely organised text.
After the Introduction which sets the scene, the Opposing Sides are examined, with details of Origins & Doctrine; Recruitment, Logistics & Morale; Weapons, Training & Tactics; Command, Control & Communications, each section covering the topic from both Soviet and Hungarian sides. Then it moves on to cover a number of specific clashes, from Opening Battles, Golovanevsk and Khortytsia. Each one has narrative of what happened along with detailed maps and timeline. At the end of the book, an Analysis considers the lessons learnt by the two opposing sides and finally the Aftermath, with what happened with the Hungarian Mobile Corps when it ceased operations and returned home.
An interesting comparison of the two sides at this early stage of Operation Barbarossa. A lot of history but some sadness that the events being covered are in Ukraine, which of course are now daily in the news as fighting has sadly returned to the region. However, I thought it made an interesting change to see what happened with the involvement of one of the German allies during their support of Barbarossa in 1941.
Thanks to Osprey Books for the review copy.

Robin