The gigantic losses eviscerated an entire generation of german and russian males. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading stalingrad. Beevor returned to the subject with his 2002 book berlin. Great historical book on the battle in stalingrad during world war ii. It turned the tide and the fortunes of the allies and started the mighty push back of the third reich. The fateful siege, 19421943 by antony beevor, artemis cooper and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In august 1942, hitlers huge sixth army reached the city that bore stalins name. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Stalingrad is a narrative history written by antony beevor of the battle fought in and around the city of stalingrad during world war ii, as well as the events leading up to it. It was first published by viking press in 1998 the book won the first samuel johnson prize, the wolfson history prize and the hawthornden prize for literature in 1999. Antony beevor s book on stalingrad reminds us of the above shrewd observation of engels. Antony beevors book is most valuable for a general reader like me, while detailed and. Stalingrad is a topclass laymens history of an epic and important battle in world war 2. The battle of stalingrad was not only the psychological turning point of world war ii.
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