Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. The battle of stalingrad was not only the psychological turning. Download now the battle of stalingrad was not only the psychological turning point of world war ii. Stalingrad by antony beevor overdrive rakuten overdrive. In the five month siege that followed, the russians fought to hold stalingrad at any cost, then caught. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Stalingrad is a narrative history written by antony beevor of the battle fought in and around the. The story has never been told as antony beevor tells it here. Available on kindle ebook and can be read on any device with the free kindle app. From antony beevor, the internationally bestselling author of dday and the battle of arnhem. Publication date 1999 topics stalingrad, battle of, 1942 1943 publisher penguin books. The battle of stalingrad is extraordinary in every way. In august 1942, hitlers huge sixth army reached the city that bore stalins name.
It was first published by viking press in 1998 the book won the first samuel johnson prize, the wolfson history prize and the hawthornden prize for literature in 1999. The power of beevor s history is not the tactical and strategic understanding of the battle of stalingrad, but rather the human element involved. Stalingrad ebook by antony beevor 9781101153567 rakuten kobo. The battle of stalingrad was not only the psychological turning point of world war ii. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Beevor does not spare us from the details of the suffering and bravery on either side of the conflict, and the sheer cruelty and recklessness of the officers and the leaders involved.
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