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Dynamo: Triumph and Tragedy in Nazi-Occupied Kiev
Andy Dougan
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Paperback. 8vo.Very good copy
When Hitler initiated Operation Barbarossa in June 1941, he caught the Soviet Union completely by surprise. At breathtaking speed, his armies swept east, slaughtering the ill-prepared Soviet forces. His greatest military gains in all of World War II were made in these few short months, and the largest single country that he conquered was the Ukraine. Ukraine's capital, Kiev, was circled, assaulted, and overrun. Among the city's defenders who were captured and incarcerated were many of the members of the sparkling 1939 Dynamo Kiev football team, arguably the best squad in Europe before the war. Captured Kiev was a starving ... Read more
When Hitler initiated Operation Barbarossa in June 1941, he caught the Soviet Union completely by surprise. At breathtaking speed, his armies swept east, slaughtering the ill-prepared Soviet forces. His greatest military gains in all of World War II were made in these few short months, and the largest single country that he conquered was the Ukraine. Ukraine's capital, Kiev, was circled, assaulted, and overrun. Among the city's defenders who were captured and incarcerated were many of the members of the sparkling 1939 Dynamo Kiev football team, arguably the best squad in Europe before the war. Captured Kiev was a starving ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Lyons Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Guilford, United States
ISBN
9781592284672
SKU
KEX0252247
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About Andy Dougan
Andy Dougan is a writer for the Glasgow Evening Times and the author of six previous books, including biographies of American film luminaries Martin Scorcese, Michael Douglas, and Robert De Niro.
Reviews for Dynamo: Triumph and Tragedy in Nazi-Occupied Kiev
Dougan's narrative is both inspiring and humbling... this is a moving and memorable book.
London Tribune The author tells this unusual World War II story the way it should be told: by setting it in its context. A fascinating, exciting, and ultimately, deeply unsettling book.
Booklist The sideshow to the brutal ... Read more
London Tribune The author tells this unusual World War II story the way it should be told: by setting it in its context. A fascinating, exciting, and ultimately, deeply unsettling book.
Booklist The sideshow to the brutal ... Read more