In the battle of stalingrad 23 august 1942 2 february 1943, germany and its allies fought. Edited and translated from the russian by antony beevor and luba v. What is the definitive book on the wwii battle of stalingrad. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The line 2 station opened as rue daubervilliers, named.
Battle of stalingrad books tagged battle of stalingrad. For the russian civil war battle at the same city, see battle for tsaritsyn. The book would have been worth five stars if the reports were not included literally, but worked into the text. If there is only one book on stalingrad that you want to read, then i would suggest enemy at the gates by craig. Glantzs stalingrad trilogy, but it happened to me here also. The battle for normandy written in 2009 is very timely today.
The battle of stalingrad was a major and decisive battle of world war ii in which nazi germany and its allies fought the soviet union for control of the city of stalingrad now volgograd in southwestern russia. One of the most infamous and decisive battles of the second world war. The battle of stalingrad 23 august 1942 2 february 1943 was the largest confrontation of world war ii, in which germany and its allies fought the soviet union for control of the city of stalingrad. On august 23, 1942, hitlers 16th panzer division halted on the banks of the volga. Visitors to paris are still reminded today by the name of one of the citys biggest squares. For the 1949 russian film, see the battle of stalingrad film. See more ideas about world war two, world war ii, wwii. It was the beginning of the end of the second world war. It was the first time that the invincible wehrmacht had been convincingly thrashed by the red army. This campaign book for bolt action allows players to refight the fierce battle of stalingrad, from. By the spring of 1942, despite the failure of operation barbarossa to decisively defeat the soviet union in a single campaign, the. Somme in 1916, around stalingrad in 19421943, or in fallujah in. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Stalingrad, the battle of arnhem, ardennes 1944, the fall of berlin, 1945, the battle for spain, and crete, 1941.
German soldier cleans his rifle in the short break between battles at stalingrad, the soviet union, autumn you can clearly see the fear and dread on his face. Sep 3, 2016 stalingrad is perhaps the most important battle in world history. See more ideas about battle of stalingrad, world war ii and world war. This book is one that every student of military history will want to read. Sir edward creasy s classic study fifteen decisive battles examined turning points in. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Not merely because of the bitter desperate fighting it involved but also it rang the death knell of nazi germany. It was named after the battle of stalingrad, one of the major battles of world war ii. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.