The Retreat
Hitler's First Defeat
$39.56
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2010
Summary
At the moment of crisis in 1941 on the Eastern front, with the forces of Hitler massing on the outskirts of Moscow, the miraculous occurred: Moscow was saved. Yet this turning point was followed by a long retreat, in which Russian forces, inspired by old beliefs in the sacred motherland, pushed back German forces, steeled by the vision of the ubermensch, the iron-willed fighter. Many of Russia’s 27 million military and civilian deaths occurred in this desperate struggle.
In THE RETREA…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780719569722 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0719569729 |
| Author: | Michael Jones |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2010 |
| Weight: | 262g |
| Dimensions: | 200mm x 130mm x 24mm |
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‘A gripping account … told with verve and scholarship’
A gripping account … told with verve and scholarship - Andrew Roberts
Praise for STALINGRAD and LENINGRAD by Michael Jones - - :A milestone in the treatment of the battle … highly effective and utterly captivating. Previous accounts have been unable to fully convey the desperate ferocity of the battle. Now we see it in all its horror - and better understand the courage of Stalingrad’s defenders. This is the finest history of its type published to date - David GlanzWhere the book stands out is in the portrait of ordinary life in extraordinary circumstances … Fluently written … the uniquely terrible experience of suffering, especially of 1941-2, is effectively described - BBC HistoryA tribute to the resilience of the human spirit - HERALDA mass of first-person material that has been cleverly assembled to paint a striking picture - BBC History MagazineAbout The Author
Michael Jones
Michael Jones has a PhD in History from Bristol University. He subsequently taught at Bristol Polytechnic, Glasgow University and Winchester College. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and now works freelance as a writer, media historical consultant and presenter. He has written two books and for the last 5 years he has conducted Battlefield Tours of the Eastern Front.
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