Germany and the Second World War: Volume 4: The Attack on the Soviet Union (Germany & Second World War) - Hardcover

Boog, Horst; F^D"orster, J^D"urgen; Hoffman, Joachim; Klink, Ernst; M^D"uller, Rolf-Dieter; Uebersch^D"ar, Gerd R.

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9780198228868: Germany and the Second World War: Volume 4: The Attack on the Soviet Union (Germany & Second World War)

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ISBN 10: 0198228864 ISBN 13: 9780198228868

Publisher: Clarendon Press, 1998

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Nine months after the beginning of the Second World War, German dominance over much of Europe seemed assured. Hitler not only stood on the pinnacle of his popularity in Germany but more than ever his ideological fixations and political calculations determined German war policy. This volume, the fourth in the acclaimed Germany and the Second World War series, examines the thinking behind the decision to go to war with the Soviet Union which was to prove the undoing of the German war effort. The authors examine in revealing detail the military and political policies behind the attack on the Soviet Union and the strategic conduct of the war. They explore not only the command principles and practices, but also the expenditure and attrition of the forces, and show that by the end of 1941 it was clear that it was in the eastern theatre that the Second World War would be decided and the map of Europe redrawn.

This is the fourth in the magisterial ten-volume Germany and the Second World War. The six volumes so far published in German take the story to 1943, and have achieved international acclaim as a major contribution to historical study. Under the auspices of the Milit�rgeschichtlichtes Forschungsamt [Research Institute for Military History], a team of renowned historians has combined a full synthesis of existing material with the latest research to produce what will be the definitive history of the Second World War from the German point of view. The comprehensive analysis, based on detailed scholarly research, is underpinned by a full apparatus of maps, diagrams, and tables. Intensively researched and documented, Germany and the Second World War is an undertaking of unparalleled scope and authority. It will prove indispensable to all historians of the twentieth century.

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An indispensable new dimension is added to our understanding of the conflict...describes events in ruthless detail from the view point of the Third Reich (Evening Standard)

I assure you all that it is worth every penny! This one volume seems to be destined to become THE definitive study on the German planning and invasion of the Societ Union for decades to come. The wealth of detail and information included in this work is simply staggering ... I wholeheartedly recommend this book. (Axis Europa)

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Horst Boog, Militargeschichtliches Forschungsamt (Research Institute for Military History) Jurgen Forster, Militargeschichtliches Forschungsamt (Research Institute for Military History) Joachim Hoffman, Militargeschichtliches Forschungsamt (Research Institute for Military History) Ernst Klink, Militargeschichtliches Forschungsamt (Research Institute for Military History) Rolf-Dieter Muller, Militargeschichtliches Forschungsamt (Research Institute for Military History) Gerd R. Ueberschar, Militargeschichtliches Forschungsamt (Research Institute for Military History) Project co-ordinated by the Militargeschichtliches Forschungsamt (Research Institute for Military History), Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

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