Die Schlacht um Moskau: Die erfrorene Offensive

by Janusz Piekałkiewicz

German

Genres: Military Fiction

288 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1985

About the author

Janusz Piekałkiewicz (1925 – 1988) was a Polish underground soldier, historian, writer, as well as a television and cinema director and producer.

He was a world-renowned author on many aspects of World War II history; over 30 of his books have been printed, most of them in German, and later translated to other languages. He also wrote from his experiences during the war and specialized in detailing operations within the secret services. A unique characteristic of many of his books is that chapters contain two parts. Firstly, he describes details and contemporary quoted sources and then, in the second part, he provides analysis and own commentaries to those events. According to critics, this results in a very objective presentation of the material. In addition to his well-known history books, he also wrote books about treasure hunting.

Reviews

[Marc · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good, detailed account of the early days of Operation Barbarossa through the Soviet winter offensive around Moscow, ending in early 1942. Lots of excellent photos and several good maps, but they're all in German and only show the broad areas of battle and not specific sites. Narrative comes from various news sources and commentaries of the day, such as the Wehrmacht High Command, Red Army High Command, TASS reports, Fuhrer Headquarters and some foreign agencies such as United Press and Reuters. There is a little bit of some personal diaries, but if you're looking for the view of the "man on the scene", this is not the book for you.

While the book is slanted more towards the German point of view, probably due to when it was written, it's a good one for those wanting information on the German drive to Moscow and how it ultimately ended in ruins.

[Carter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Moscow 1941 is about the detailed eastern war in Russia. It explains attacks and counter-attacks also telling stories about what it was like on the ground. I liked that it was very detailed and it had maps with arrows showing what happened. I recommend this to anyone who is looking to learn about World War 2 and someone who can read A LOT.

[Mary'SU32class]

Moscow 1941 The Frozen Offensive by Janusz Piekalkiewicz Is a really great book on operation barbarossa and the attack on Moscow. After a Successful summer fall rain is causing a muddy front to stall the wehrmacht command. Now every house in moscow is a pill box and fields have remote flamethrowers and undetectable mines. As the mud gets worse so does the whole supply line and structure of the wehrmacht . This book is one of the few that I know on the german side of barbarossa.