Victory at Stalingrad: The Battle That Changed History

ISBN-13: 9780582771857 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 282 str.

Geoffrey Roberts

Opis

The battle of Stalingrad was the turning point of World War II. This book tells of its origins, course and consequences, from the outset of the Russo-German War, to the German assault on Stalingrad and the Soviet defence and counter-offensive.

Spis treści

Preface
Acknowledgements
A chronology of the Battle of Stalingrad 1942-3
Maps
1. Introduction: battle of the century
2. War of annihilation: the German campaign in Russia, 1941-2
3. Hitler's quest for oil: the road to Stalingrad, April-August 1942
4. State of siege: Stalingrad, September-October 1942
5. Red gods of war: soviet victories, German defeats, November 1942-February 1943
6. Aftermath: revenge and retribution on the road to Berlin, 1943-5
7. The Stalingrad story: the battle that history changed, 1945-2000
8. Conclusion: the battle that changed history?

O autorze

Geoffrey Roberts is a Soviet and World War Two specialist, and has written both general and specific histories of Russia.