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HITLER'S WAR ON RUSSIA (AKA HITLER MOVES EAST)
Book Type: C
By Paul Carell.
This special limited edition of an all time classic on the war on
the Eastern Front is based off the original British first edition.
The dust jacket, photos and fold out map are reproduced exactly here
as the original. The only small changes are upgrades on the binding,
paper and overall production in which no expense was spared.
Launched with an immense invasion force of three million men,
Germany's surprise attack against Russia in 1941 was planned by
Hitler to crush the Soviets within eight weeks. Instead, hampered by
major strategic errors, fanatical Soviet resistance, and the
severity of Russian winters, "Operation Barbarossa" lingered on
until, in 1943, The German fighting machine finally broke down at
Stalingrad in one of the most shattering defeats of the century.
Rarely has this war of attrition be reconstructed in such authentic
detail and with such starkly dramatic effects as it is in this
account. Paul Carell, basing his story on official military records,
the memoirs of commanders in both German and Russian armies, and
extensive conversations with survivors of all ranks, has drawn an
objective, extraordinary vivid pictures of a struggle which, in the
size of the forces involved and the ferocity of the fighting, was
unparalleled in the history of the war. Along "the greatest front in
world history" three armoured spearheads advanced simultaneously in
a Blitzkrieg aimed at the vital centers of Russia. Their superior
direction of operations, the daring mobility of the Panzer Corps,
and the toughness of the troops swept the Germans to within 60
miles of Moscow. But in 1942, while his generals were urging a
direct attack upon the capital, Hitler ordered them to concentrate
upon a drive south into the Ukraine and towards the oil of the
Caucasus. The Germans rapidly penetrated as far as Stalingrad on the
River Volga, and Hitler became obsessed with the necessity of
capturing the city. By September his troops were fighting in its
streets. But the Russians resisted heroically, and after breaking
out from the city, encircled and captured a number of German
divisions and high-ranking officers. It was this sudden collapse at
Stalingrad which turned the tide of the war in Russia. Paul Carell
demonstrates clearly in this definitive account the strategic issues
of the Campaign, its origins and significance, Hitler's tactical
blunders and his generals' achievements in spite of them. Includes
stunning color and black and white photographs, that have easily
stood the test of time in their dramatic appeal.
630 pp.
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