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Stalin's Folly: The first ten days of World War II on the Russian Front

Door Constantine Pleshakov

Categorie
Geschiedenis Rusland
Boeknummer
#270003
Titel
Stalin's Folly: The first ten days of World War II on the Russian Front
Auteur
Pleshakov, Constantine
Boektype
Paperback
Uitgeverij
Cassell
Jaar van uitgave
2006
ISBN10
0304367281
ISBN13
9780304367283
Taal
Engels
Samenvatting

Hitler came very close to winning the Second World War in June 1941. Despite obvious preparations, his invasion of Russia caught the Red Army by surprise and almost destroyed it in the first ten days. The catastrophe has often been laid at Stalin's door but the true story is only emerging now as secret Russian archives are opened at last. Since 1991 a wealth of hitherto secret Soviet material has become available: cables from Russian spies, Politburo documents, diaries of Stalin's generals and secret police - but they are all in Russian and have not been translated. Russian historian and novelist Constantine Pleshakov reveals what really happened in the critical first ten days of the greatest land campaign in history; how Stalin massacred his own officers to stay in power; when he planne
... (Lees verder)d to attack Germany; and who stepped in when he panicked and fled the Kremlin. From the torture chambers of Stalin's secret police to the inside story of the critical politburo decisions, and the key events at the frontline, this is a major new contribution to the history of the Second World War.
Pagina's
338
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 8,00

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