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xxxiv, 270 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (page 264) and index. |
| Summary |
This new history of Stalingrad offers a radical reinterpretation of the most crucial battle in World War II. Focusing on the first half of this epic clash, it reveals new information on how nearly the Germans succeeded, and the incredible courage of the Soviet fighters who held on. Combining eyewitness testimony of Red Army fighters with fresh archive material, this book gives dramatic insight into the thinking of Soviet commanders and the desperate mood of ordinary soldiers. Col-General Anatoly Mereshko, a staff officer to 62nd Army commander Chuikov, worked closely with the author and provided testimony that is entirely new. His accounts of the battle are supported by other key veterans and recently released war diaries and combat journals. |
| Contents |
Introduction: the last of the Mohicans -- Not a step back! -- Stalin's city -- Lion on the Volga -- The first crisis -- Courage born of desperation: the September battles -- Pavlov's house -- Mikhail Panikakha: anatomy of a heroic deed -- The birth of sniperism -- The turning point -- An army of mass heroism -- The victory parade -- The Mamaev Kurgan. |
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Stalingrad, Battle of, Volgograd, Russia, 1942-1943.
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Soviet Union. Raboche-Krestianskaia Krasnaia Armiia -- History.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Soviet Union.
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Soviet Union. Raboche-Krestianskaia Krasnaia Armiia. (OCoLC)fst00549801
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Stalingrad, Battle of (Volgograd, Russia : 1942-1943) (OCoLC)fst01709957
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
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Military campaigns. (OCoLC)fst01710190
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Russia (Federation) -- Volgograd.
(OCoLC)fst01211630
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Soviet Union. (OCoLC)fst01210281
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1939 - 1945
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
9781932033724 |
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1932033726 |
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