Operation Barbarossa - Nazi Germany's War in the East, 1941-1945

Zusatztext A masterly feat of compression Informationen zum Autor Christian Hartmann works as a historian at the Institute for Contemporary History, Munich, and is Senior Lecturer at the Staff College of the German Armed Forces in Hamburg. A board member of the German Committee for the History of the Second World War, he is also a historical adviser to the History Channel in Germany. He has published widely on the history of Germany in the Second World War, including a biography of General Halder, head of the Wehrmacht General Staff in the opening years of the war, and is the editor of four volumes in the German Documents on Foreign Policy series. Klappentext The story of the struggle between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union -- the ultimate confrontation between the two great totalitarian ideologies of the twentieth century, and a conflict without precedent in human history in its destructive impact. Zusammenfassung The story of the struggle between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union -- the ultimate confrontation between the two great totalitarian ideologies of the twentieth century, and a conflict without precedent in human history in its destructive impact. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction 2: Politics 1940-1941 3: The Eve of War 4: War 1941-1942 5: The German Occupation 6: German War Crimes and Atrocities 7: Politics 1941-1945 8: War 1943-1945 9: Aftermath Chronology of Events Further Reading Index

List of contents

• 1: Introduction


• 2: Politics 1940-1941


• 3: The Eve of War


• 4: War 1941-1942


• 5: The German Occupation


• 6: German War Crimes and Atrocities


• 7: Politics 1941-1945


• 8: War 1943-1945


• 9: Aftermath


• Chronology of Events


• Further Reading


• Index

Report

"There are a lot of little gems...If you want a swift overview of the war in this theatre and its wider impacts this book is definitely worth a look." James Hunwicke, Battlefield

Product details

• Authors: Christian Hartmann, Christian (Historian Hartmann, Hartmann Christian
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.07.2018
• EAN: 9780198701705
• ISBN: 978-0-19-870170-5
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 192 mm x 16 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book; HISTORY / Europe / Germany, Russia, European History, Germany, HISTORY / Military / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Battles & campaigns, Modern warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Battles and campaigns, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / Eastern Front