Greatest Battle Stalin, Hitler, and the Desperate Struggle for Moscow That Changed the Course of World War II

Name: Greatest Battle Stalin, Hitler, and the Desperate Struggle for Moscow That Changed the Course of World War II
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ISBN: 9780743281119

ISBN-10: 074328111X

ISBN-13: 9780743281119

Edition: 2008

Authors: Andrew Nagorski

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The battle for Moscow was the biggest battle of World War II -- the biggest battle of all time. And yet it is far less known than Stalingrad, which involved about half the number of troops. From the time Hitler launched his assault on Moscow on September 30, 1941, to April 20, 1942, seven million troops were engaged in this titanic struggle. The combined losses of both sides -- those killed, taken prisoner or severely wounded -- were 2.5 million, of which nearly 2 million were on the Soviet side. But the Soviet capital narrowly survived, and for the first time the GermanBlitzkriegended in failure. This shattered Hitler's dream of a swift victory over the Soviet Union and radically changed…

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List price: $23.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 11/4/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.44" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 0.924

During a long career at Newsweek, award-winning journalist Andrew Nagorski served as the magazine's bureau chief in Hong Kong, Moscow, Rome, Bonn, Warsaw, and Berlin. He is the author of several books and has written for countless publications. Visit his website: AndrewNagorski.com.



A Note on Transliteration


Introduction -



""Hitler will not attack us in 1941"" -



""Look how smart we are now"" -



The Price of Terror -



Hitler and His Generals -



""Moscow is in danger"" -



""The brotherhood of man"" -



Panic in Moscow -



Saboteurs, Jugglers, and Spies -



""O Mein Gott! O Mein Gott!"" -



""Don't be sentimental"" -



""The worst of all worlds"" -



The Deadliest Victory


Notes


Sources


Acknowledgments


Index