Stalin's Wars From World War to Cold War, 1939-1953

Name: Stalin's Wars From World War to Cold War, 1939-1953
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ISBN: 9780300136227

ISBN-10: 0300136226

ISBN-13: 9780300136227

Edition: 2008

Authors: Geoffrey Roberts

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This breakthrough book provides a detailed reconstruction of Stalin7;s leadership from the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939 to his death in 1953. Making use of a wealth of new material from Russian archives, Geoffrey Roberts challenges a long list of standard perceptions of Stalin: his qualities as a leader; his relationships with his own generals and with other great world leaders; his foreign policy; and his role in instigating the Cold War. While frankly exploring the full extent of Stalin7;s brutalities and their impact on the Soviet people, Roberts also uncovers evidence leading to the stunning conclusion that Stalin was both the greatest military leader of the twentieth…

Book details

List price: $47.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 11/5/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 496
Size: 6.18" wide x 9.17" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 2.046
Language: English



List of Illustrations


List of Maps and Figure


Preface and Acknowledgements


Chronology of Major Events



Introduction: Stalin at War



Unholy Alliance: Stalin's Pact with Hitler



Grand Illusions: Stalin and 22 June 1941



War of Annihilation: Stalin versus Hitler



Victory at Stalingrad and Kursk: Stalin and his Generals



The Politics of War: Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt



Triumph and Tragedy: Stalin's Year of Victories



Liberation, Conquest, Revolution: Stalin's Aims in Germany and Eastern Europe



Last Battles: Stalin, Truman and the End of the Second World War



The Lost Peace: Stalin and the Origins of the Cold War



Generalissimo at Home: The Domestic Context of Stalin's Postwar Foreign Policy



Cold War Confrontations: Stalin Embattled



Conclusion: Stalin in the Court of History


Notes


Select Bibliography


Index