Victory at Stalingrad The Battle That Changed History

Name: Victory at Stalingrad The Battle That Changed History
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ISBN: 9780582771857

ISBN-10: 0582771854

ISBN-13: 9780582771857

Edition: 2003

Authors: Geoffrey Roberts

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Victory at Stalingradtells the gripping strategic and military story of that battle. The hard-won Soviet victory prevented Hitler from waging the Second World War for another ten years and set the Germans on the road to defeat. The Soviet victory also prevented the Nazis from completing the Final Solution, the wholesale destruction of European Jewry, which began with Hitler's "War of Annihilation" against the Soviets on the Eastern Front. Geoffrey Roberts places the conflict in the context of the clash between two mighty powers:their world views and their leaders. He presents a great human drama, highlighting the contribution made by political and military leaders on both sides. He shows…

Book details

List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 11/6/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 282
Size: 5.12" wide x 7.87" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgements


A chronology of the Battle of Stalingrad 1942-3


Maps



Introduction: battle of the century



War of annihilation: the German campaign in Russia, 1941-2



Hitler's quest for oil: the road to Stalingrad, April-August 1942



State of siege: Stalingrad, September-October 1942



Red gods of war: Soviet victories, German defeats, November 1942-February 1943



Aftermath: revenge and retribution on the road to Berlin, 1943-5



The Stalingrad story: the battle that history changed, 1945-2000



Conclusion: the battle that changed history?



Stavka Order No. 270, 16 August 1941



Stalin Order No. 227 ('Not a Step Back'), 28 July 1942


Glossary of military terms


Biographical notes


Guide to further reading


Index