false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178735275m/828375.jpg 542389 16 Hitler made two fundamental and crippling mistakes during the Second World War: The first was his whimsical belief that the United Kingdom would eventually become his ally, which delayed his decision to launch a major invasion of Britain, whose army was unprepared for the force of blitzkrieg warfare. The second was the ill-conceived Operation Barbarossa--an invasion of Russia that was supposed to take the German army to the gates of Moscow. Antony Beevor's thoughtfully researched compendium recalls this epic struggle for Stalingrad. No one, least of all the Germans, could foretell the deep well of Soviet resolve that would become the foundation of the Red Army; Russia, the Germans believed, would fall as swiftly as France and Poland. The ill-prepared Nazi forces were trapped in a bloody war of attrition against the Russian behemoth, which held them in the pit of Stalingrad for nearly two years. Beevor points out that the Russians were by no means ready for the war either, making their stand even more remarkable; Soviet intelligence spent as much time spying on its own forces--in fear of desertion, treachery, and incompetence--as they did on the Nazis. Due attention is also given to the points of view of the soldiers and generals of both forces, from the sickening battles to life in the gulags.<p> Many believe Stalingrad to be the turning point of the war. The Nazi war machine proved to be fallible as it spread itself too thin for a cause that was born more from arrogance than practicality. The Germans never recovered, and its weakened defenses were no match for the Allied invasion of 1944. We know little of what took place in Stalingrad or its overall significance, leading Beevor to humbly admit that "[t]he Battle of Stalingrad remains such an ideologically charged and symbolically important subject that the last word will not be heard for many years." This is true. But this gripping account should become the standard work against which all others should measure themselves. <I>--Jeremy Storey</I> 42137 book 1 5 1998 Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege: 1942-1943 total:694|5:310|4:274|3:100|2:8|1:2| 694 2964 991 101 542389 0140284583 9780140284584 509 69 4.27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175647686m/542389.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/542389.Stalingrad_The_Fateful_Siege_1942_1943 5 1 false Sun Jun 15 10:54:25 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 23:14:12 -0700 2008 more...]]> 542389 0140284583 9780140284584 509 69 4.27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175647686m/542389.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/542389.Stalingrad_The_Fateful_Siege_1942_1943 5 0 false Wed Oct 24 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Feb 15 12:44:53 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 12:55:34 -0800 2009 more...]]> 542389 0140284583 9780140284584 509 69 4.27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175647686m/542389.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/542389.Stalingrad_The_Fateful_Siege_1942_1943 3 0 false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 04:03:55 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 18:03:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 542389 0140284583 9780140284584 509 69 4.27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175647686m/542389.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/542389.Stalingrad_The_Fateful_Siege_1942_1943 5 1 false Thu Aug 27 18:21:05 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 00:13:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 542389 0140284583 9780140284584 509 69 4.27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175647686m/542389.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/542389.Stalingrad_The_Fateful_Siege_1942_1943 5 0 false Wed Sep 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 15:27:37 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 20:54:06 -0700 2009
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