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The Second World War, Vol. 5

The Eastern Front 1941-1945

Geoffrey Jukes author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:24th Jul '03

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In 1940, fresh from the success in France, Hitler turned his attention to the East. In this volume, Geoffrey Jukes explains what led to Hitler's decision to invade the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa) and offers an account of the campaign that followed. The Germans expected to conquer Russia in only four months, but at Stalingrad and then at Kursk the Russians held their ground. At a human cost of 27 million Russian lives, Hitler was forced into a humiliating retreat, while the Soviet Union emerged from the war as a global superpower.

ISBN: 9780415968492

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 340g

96 pages