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To the Gates of Stalingrad: Soviet-German Combat Operations, April-August 1942 (Modern War Studies)
Colonel David M. Glantz
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Description for To the Gates of Stalingrad: Soviet-German Combat Operations, April-August 1942 (Modern War Studies)
Hardcover. The confrontation between German and Soviet forces at Stalingrad was a titanic clash of armies on an unprecedented scale - a campaign that was both a turning point in WWII and a lasting symbol of that war's power and devastation. This book provides an account of the opening phase of this iconic Eastern Front campaign. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 736 pages, 80 photographs, 87 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVU; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1138.
The confrontation between German and Soviet forces at Stalingrad was a titanic clash of armies on an unprecedented scale - a campaign that was both a turning point in World War II and a lasting symbol of that war's power and devastation. Yet despite the attention lavished on this epic battle by historians, much about it has been greatly misunderstood or hidden from view - as David Glantz, the world's foremost authority on the Red Army in World War II, now shows. This first volume in Glantz's masterly trilogy draws on previously unseen or neglected sources to provide the definitive ... Read more
The confrontation between German and Soviet forces at Stalingrad was a titanic clash of armies on an unprecedented scale - a campaign that was both a turning point in World War II and a lasting symbol of that war's power and devastation. Yet despite the attention lavished on this epic battle by historians, much about it has been greatly misunderstood or hidden from view - as David Glantz, the world's foremost authority on the Red Army in World War II, now shows. This first volume in Glantz's masterly trilogy draws on previously unseen or neglected sources to provide the definitive ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Series
Modern War Studies
Condition
New
Weight
1137g
Number of Pages
736
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700616305
SKU
V9780700616305
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About Colonel David M. Glantz
David M. Glantz is the author of numerous books, including The Battle for Leningrad, 1941-1944; Colossus Reborn: The Red Army at War; and Red Storm over the Balkans: The Failed Soviet Invasion of Romania. Jonathan M. House is the author of Combined Arms Warfare in the Twentieth Century. Glantz and House are also coauthors of When Titans Clashed: How the ... Read more
Reviews for To the Gates of Stalingrad: Soviet-German Combat Operations, April-August 1942 (Modern War Studies)
A magisterial new survey that draws on a wealth of previously inaccessible Red Army records and will be indispensable reading for all serious students of the battle. Michael K. Jones, author of Stalingrad: How the Red Army Triumphed In a way never before attempted, Glantz reveals how the battle proceeded through the step-by-step, day-by-day efforts of leaders to ... Read more