Operation Barbarossa 1941: Hitler Against Stalin by Christer Bergström (2016 HB)

Description: Operation Barbarossa 1941: Hitler Against StalinBy Christer BergströmHardcover: 300 Pages — Publisher: Casemate (2016)Illustrated with over 250 photos, many never previously published, this is an objective, balanced account, published in time for the 75th anniversary of the start of Operation Barbarossa on 22nd June 2016. Operation Barbarossa was the largest military campaign in history. Springing from Hitler’s fanatical desire to conquer the Soviet territories, defeat Bolshevism and create ‘Lebensraum’ for the German people, it pitted two diametrically opposed armed forces against one another. The invasion began with 4.5 million troops attacking 2.3 million defenders. On one side was the Wehrmacht, without any doubt the world’s most advanced military force. On the other were the Soviet armed forces, downtrodden, humiliated, decapitated and terrorized by an autocratic and crude dictator with no military education whatsoever. Based on decades of research work in both German and Russian archives, as well as interviews with a large number of key figures and veterans, Operation Barbarossa brings our knowledge on the war on the Eastern Front several big steps forward. It reveals and dispels many myths and misconceptions including: the myth of mass surrenders by Soviet soldiers; the myth about the vast differences in troop casualties between the two sides; the myth of the Soviet partisans and the myth that it was the Arctic cold that halted the German offensive. It also does not shy away from difficult truths such as the true nature of Finland’s participation in Operation Barbarossa, and the massive scale of rapes committed by German troops. Christer Bergström has once again produced what will be the definitive account of this monumental campaign. Table of Contents Maps Operation Barbarossa, June – December 1941 Offensive in the Center, June – September 1941 Offensive in the North, June – November 1941 Offensive in the South, June – December 1941 The Finnish front Operation Typhoon The Soviet counter-offensive Glossary and guide to abbreviations Rank equivalency Time line Preface Brandenburgers in the Night 1. Hitler against Stalin 2. Lebensraum 3. The Wehrmacht versus the Red Army 4. Towards the abyss 5. Strike at dawn 6. The first battles of annihilation 7. Tank battles in the North 8. The advance towards Kiev 9. The advance towards Moscow 10. The Blitzkrieg is halted 11. Annihilation in the Ukraine 12. Leningrad holds out 13. The Finnish front 14. The final attempt against Leningrad 15. Typhoon against Moscow 16. The race for “the Soviet Ruhr area” 17. The battle of the Crimea 18. The Red Army strikes back Results and Conclusions I. The military scene II. The war of annihilation Appendix 1. Order of battle on 22 June 1941 2. German and Soviet unit structures in June 1941 3. Tanks in Operation Barbarossa 4. Aircraft in Operation Barbarossa 5. Loss tables Sources Chapter notes Index Please note: All books are shipped USPS Media Mail within the U.S.A. Other forms of postage are prohibitively expensive and will be used only at buyer's request. Shipment to countries outside the U.S.A. will be sent First Class International Mail unless the package weighs more than 4 lbs. which will require a higher cost form of shipment. Again, other forms of international postage will only be used at the buyer's request because of high cost. Condition: BRAND NEW. Payment: Credit, Debit, and gift cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, and PayPal Credit. If you are bidding on multiple items and/or need more than 7 days to complete payment, please be sure to contact me. I gladly combine shipments of two or more items. Combined shipping is best facilitated by contacting me before payment. If an item remains unpaid for 7 days, I begin the Unpaid Item process with eBay to recover my eBay fees, will relist the item, and an unpaid item ding will be recorded on the non-paying bidder's/buyer's Ebay account. Shipping: If an Ebay Store listing or auction features free shipping, there is no shipping cost to the buyer. Otherwise, Buyer pays shipping. Please Note: Sellers are not responsible for service transit time. This information is provided by the carrier (i.e., US Postal Service) and excludes weekends and holidays. Carrier's transit times can vary considerably during peak periods. Therefore, I make no guarantees about transit times (despite Ebay's promises), but I will put your package into the carrier's system in one business day. Please note: I do not ship on Saturdays or Sundays, as my local post office is closed on weekends. Items purchased after 12:00 p.m. on Friday, on Saturday, or on Sunday will be shipped the following Monday. Feedback: I leave positive feedback for all of my customers who pay on time and leave me positive feedback. As soon as I receive your feedback, I will leave feedback for you.

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