Barbarossa Through Soviet Eyes: The First Twenty-four Hours - Couverture rigide

Drabkin, Artem; Isaev, Alexei; Summerville, Christopher

 
9781844159239: Barbarossa Through Soviet Eyes: The First Twenty-four Hours
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ISBN 10 : 184415923X ISBN 13 : 9781844159239
Editeur : Pen & Sword Military, 2012

Synopsis

22 June 1941 changed the direction of the Second World War. It also changed the direction of human history. Unleashing a massive, three-pronged assault into Soviet territory, the German army unwittingly created its own nemesis, forging the modern Russian state in the process. Thus, for most Russians, 22 June 1941 was a critical point in their nation's history. After the first day of 'Barbarossa' nothing would be the same again - for anyone. Now, for the first time in English, Russians speak of their experiences on that fatal Sunday. Apparently caught off guard by Hitler's initiative, the Soviets struggled to make sense of a disaster that had seemingly struck from nowhere. Here are generals scrambling to mobilise ill-prepared divisions, pilots defying orders not to grapple with the mighty Luftwaffe, bewildered soldiers showing individual acts of blind courage, and civilians dumbstruck by air raid sirens and radio broadcasts telling of German treachery.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

22 June 1941 changed the direction of the Second World War. It also changed the direction of human history. Unleashing a massive, three-pronged assault into Soviet territory, the German army unwittingly created its own nemesis, forging the modern Russian state in the process. Thus, for most Russians, 22 June 1941 was a critical point in their nation's history. After the first day of 'Barbarossa' nothing would be the same again - for anyone. Now, for the first time in English, Russians speak of their experiences on that fatal Sunday. Apparently caught off guard by Hitler's initiative, the Soviets struggled to make sense of a disaster that had seemingly struck from nowhere. Here are generals scrambling to mobilise ill-prepared divisions, pilots defying orders not to grapple with the mighty Luftwaffe, bewildered soldiers showing individual acts of blind courage, and civilians dumbstruck by air raid sirens and radio broadcasts telling of German treachery.

Revue de presse

This is the vivid eyewitness account of the first day of Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union, using recollections gathered from across Soviet society. The 22nd June 1941 changed the direction of the war as the Germans launched a massive three pronged attack in Soviet territory. Caught off guard, Generals mobilised ill prepared divisions and pilots defied orders to grapple the mighty Luftwaffe. This is their story. - The Great War Magazine --The Great War Magazine

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Éditeur
Pen & Sword Military
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
184415923X
ISBN 13 
9781844159239
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
224
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Personne responsable
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