The Second World War: The Eastern Front 1941-1945
β Scribed by Geoffrey Jukes
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 108
- Series
- Essential Histories
- Edition
- Hbk. Ed
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
This book details Operation Barbarossa and the four years of campaigning that followed it. Hitler expected to conquer Russia in just four months, but the Russians fought back and finally emerged from the war as victor, and as a communist superpower to be reckoned with.
β¦ Table of Contents
Book Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Title......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Introduction......Page 8
Chronology......Page 10
Background to war......Page 18
Warring sides......Page 25
Outbreak......Page 30
The fighting......Page 31
Portrait of a soldier......Page 88
The world around war......Page 91
Portrait of a civilian......Page 94
How the war ended......Page 96
Conclusion and consequences......Page 97
Bibliography......Page 102
Index......Page 103
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