Germany and the 2nd World War: The Attack on the Soviet Union/With Maps - Couverture rigide

Boog, Horst; Förster, Jürgen; Hoffman, Joachim; Klink, Ernst; Müller, Rolf-Dieter; Ueberschär, Gerd R.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0198228864 ISBN 13 : 9780198228868

Editeur : Clarendon Press, 1998

Synopsis

Book by Horst Boog Jrgen Frster Joachim Hoffmann Ernst Kli

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Nine months after the beginning of the Second World War, German dominance over much of Europe seemed assured. Hitler not only stood on the pinnacle of his popularity in Germany but more than ever his ideological fixations and political calculations determined German war policy. This volume, the fourth in the acclaimed Germany and the Second World War series, examines the thinking behind the decision to go to war with the Soviet Union which was to prove the undoing of the German war effort. The authors examine in revealing detail the military and political policies behind the attack on the Soviet Union and the strategic conduct of the war. They explore not only the command principles and practices, but also the expenditure and attrition of the forces, and show that by the end of 1941 it was clear that it was in the eastern theatre that the Second World War would be decided and the map of Europe redrawn. This is the fourth in the magisterial ten-volume Germany and the Second World War. The six volumes so far published in German take the story to 1943, and have achieved international acclaim as a major contribution to historical study. Under the auspices of the Militärgeschichtlichtes Forschungsamt [Research Institute for Military History], a team of renowned historians has combined a full synthesis of existing material with the latest research to produce what will be the definitive history of the Second World War from the German point of view. The comprehensive analysis, based on detailed scholarly research, is underpinned by a full apparatus of maps, diagrams, and tables. Intensively researched and documented, Germany and the Second World War is an undertaking of unparalleled scope and authority. It will prove indispensable to all historians of the twentieth century.

Revue de presse :

An indispensable new dimension is added to our understanding of the conflict...describes events in ruthless detail from the view point of the Third Reich (Evening Standard)

I assure you all that it is worth every penny! This one volume seems to be destined to become THE definitive study on the German planning and invasion of the Societ Union for decades to come. The wealth of detail and information included in this work is simply staggering ... I wholeheartedly recommend this book. (Axis Europa)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Clarendon Press
• Date d'édition: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0198228864
• ISBN 13: 9780198228868
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 1444