Hitler's Nemesis - The Red Army, 1930-45

Informationen zum Autor Walter S. Dunn Jr., a recognized authority on the Soviet Union in World War II. He lives in Wisconsin. Klappentext Details on the Soviet infantry, armor, artillery, and cavalry formations that waged World War II on the Eastern Front Fills a major gap in our understanding of the Red Army Based on painstaking archival research Hitler's Nemesis traces the development of the Russian army in reaction to the rise of Hitler, Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, and the progression of World War II over the following four years. Caught by surprise in 1941, the Red Army teetered on the brink of destruction before bouncing back to defend Moscow, defeat the Germans at Stalingrad and Kursk, and annihilate the German Army in 1944-45. This is the story of how the Soviets staged this miraculous turnaround. Zusammenfassung From the foreword by acclaimed Eastern Front historian David Glantz: Hitler's Nemesis "fills a major gap in our understanding of the Red Army at war. . . . By adding flesh and sinew to what had formerly seemed a gaunt skeleton! he has placed recognizable faces on that great gray mass of men whom the German Army fought against. . . .

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Foreword by Col. David Glantz - By Walter S. Dunn Jr.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Walter S Dunn, Walter S. Dunn, Walter S. Dunn Jr., David Glantz
• Verlag: Stackpole Books
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 02.02.2009
• EAN: 9780811735438
• ISBN: 978-0-8117-3543-8
• Seiten: 249
• Abmessung: 170 mm x 230 mm x 20 mm
• Serien: Stackpole Military History Series; Stackpole Military History; Stackpole Military History Series; Stackpole Military History
• Themen: Sachbuch; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Staatslehre und politische Verwaltung