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The Road To Stalingrad
Paperback / softback
Main Details
| Title |
The Road To Stalingrad
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Prof John Erickson
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| Series | W&N Military |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:608 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 160 |
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| Category/Genre | Second world war |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780304365418
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| Classifications | Dewey:940.54217 |
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| Illustrations |
13
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Orion Publishing Co
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| Imprint |
Cassell Military
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| Publication Date |
27 February 2003 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
In THE ROAD TO STALINGRAD Professor Erickson takes us in detail from the inept command structures and strategic delusions of the pre-invasion Soviet Union, through the humiliations as her armies fell back on all fronts before the Barbarossa onslaught, until the tide turned at last at Stalingrad. Unsparingly he assesses the generals and political leaders, and analyses the confusions and wranglings within both Allied and Axis commands. The climax, the grinding battle for Stalingrad, leaves the Red Army poised for its majestic counter-offensive, Operation 'Uranus', discovering it had 'caught a tiger by the tail'.
Author Biography
John Erickson was an Honorary Fellow in Defence Studies and Professor Emeritus at the University of Edinburgh. He was a leading authority on the Soviet-German War and lectured on Soviet-German affairs at the universities of Oxfod, St Andrews and Manchester as well as a number of American universities.
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