Operation Barbarossa: Nazi Germany's War in the East, 1941-1945 (Hartmann Christian)(Paperback)

Operation Barbarossa: Nazi Germany's War in the East, 1941-1945 (Hartmann Christian)(Paperback)

The war between Nazi Germany and Stalin's Soviet Union that raged between 1941 and 1945 was the ultimate confrontation between the two great totalitarian ideologies of the twentieth century. Unprecedented in the scale of the destruction that it wrought and the deep historical scars that it left

Operation Barbarossa and Germany's Defeat in the East (Stahel David)(Paperback)

Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union, began the largest and most costly campaign in military history. Its failure was a key turning point of the Second World War. The operation was planned as a Blitzkrieg to win Germany its Lebensraum in the East, and the summer of 1941 is

Operation Barbarossa: Hitler's Invasion of Russia 1941 (Glantz David M.)(Paperback)

From a world expert on Hitler's war in Russia, this book on the operation that changed the course of World War II includes updated information on casualty numbers and opposing forces Here, David Glantz challenges the time-honored explanation that poor weather, bad terrain, and Hitler's faulty

War Without Garlands - Operation Barbarossa 1941-1942 (Kershaw Robert J)(Paperback / softback)

Death on the Don: The Destruction of Germany's Allies on the Eastern Front, 1941-1944 (Trigg Jonathan)(Paperback)

Operation Barbarossa was the largest invasion in history. Almost 3.5 million men smashed into Stalin's Red Army, reaching the gates of Leningrad, Moscow, and Sevastopol. But not all of this vast army was German; by the summer of 1942, over 500,000 were Romanians, Italians, Hungarians, Slovaks, and

Operation Typhoon: The German Assault on Moscow, 1941 (Naud Philippe)(Paperback)

After the initial successes of Operation Barbarossa, at the end of September 1941 Hitler turned his focus to Moscow, with the unshakable belief that capturing the capital would knock the Soviets out of the war. On the face of it, it was an unequal struggle; Field Marshall Fedor von Bock had at his

Alarmstart East: The German Fighter Pilot's Experience on the Eastern Front 1941-1945 (Eriksson Patrick G.)(Paperback)

For anyone who is interested in the air war 1941-45, the information provided here is of inestimable value. There are no more than a handful of World War II Luftwaffe members alive today. Patrick Eriksson had the foresight to record these experiences first-hand before it was too late. Some

A German Officer in Occupied Paris: The War Journals, 1941-1945 (Jnger Ernst)(Paperback)

Ernst J nger was one of twentieth-century Germany's most important--and most controversial--writers. Decorated for bravery in World War I and the author of the acclaimed western front memoir Storm of Steel, he frankly depicted war's horrors even as he extolled its glories. As a Wehrmacht captain

Panzer 38(t) Vs Bt-7: Barbarossa 1941 (Zaloga Steven J.)(Paperback)

The tank battles in the Soviet Union during the summer of 1941 were the largest in World War II, exceeding even the more famous Prokhorovka encounter during the Kursk campaign. Indeed, they were the largest tank battles ever fought. This book examines two evenly matched competitors in this

A German Officer in Occupied Paris: The War Journals, 1941-1945 (Jnger Ernst)(Pevná vazba)

Ernst Junger, one of twentieth-century Germany's most important and controversial writers, faithfully kept a journal during the Second World War in occupied Paris, on the eastern front, and in Germany until its defeat-writings that are of major historical and literary significance. These wartime

Alarmstart East: The German Fighter Pilot's Experience on the Eastern Front 1941-1945 (Eriksson Patrick G.)(Pevná vazba)

For anyone who is interested in the air war 1941-45, the information provided here is of inestimable value. There are no more than a handful of Second World War Luftwaffe members alive today. Patrick Eriksson had the foresight to record these experiences first-hand before it was too late. Some

Hirohito's War: The Pacific War, 1941-1945 (Pike Francis)(Paperback)

In his magisterial 1,208 page narrative of the Pacific War, Francis Pike's Hirohito's War offers an original interpretation, balancing the existing Western-centric view with attention to the Japanese perspective on the conflict. As well as giving a 'blow-by-blow' account of campaigns and battles,

Knights of the Skull, Vol. 2: Germany's Panzer Forces in Wwii, Barbarossa: The Invasion of Russia, 1941 (Vansant Wayne)(Paperback)

Knights of the Skull is a full-color, graphic non-fiction series chronicling the development of the German Panzer (armored) forces in World War II. Volume 2 starts with the April 1941 Balkans and Greece campaigns, then moves into the planning and early months of Operation Barbarossa--the German

Legion Condor 1936-39: The Luftwaffe Develops Blitzkrieg in the Spanish Civil War (Corum James S.)(Paperback)

An expert account of Nazi Germany's air war during the Spanish Civil War, where air power turned the tide for Franco and taught the Luftwaffe how to wage Blitzkrieg. The bombing of Guernica has become a symbol of Nazi involvement in the Spanish Civil War, but the extent of the German commitment is

Soviet Soldier Vs Finnish Soldier: The Continuation War 1941-44 (Campbell David)(Paperback)

In June 1941, Finnish troops invaded the Soviet Union alongside the forces of Nazi Germany, sparking a bitter three-year conflict. This absorbing study examines the composition, tactics, and training of both sides. In a bid to recapture territory conceded following the Winter War of 1939--40,

Panzer III: Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. A to N (SdKfz 141) (Hayton Michael)(Pevná vazba)

When Hitler unleashed Operation Barbarossa against the Soviet Union in June 1941, the 23-tonne Panzer III was in the vanguard of the German assault. The German Panzer III tank (official designation Panzerkampfwagen III, Sd Kfz 141, abbreviated to PzKpfw III) saw widespread use during the Second

Designing the T-34: Genesis of the Revolutionary Soviet Tank (Samsonov Peter)(Paperback)

When the German army launched Operation Barbarossa - the invasion of the Soviet Union - on June 22, 1941, it was expecting to face and easily defeat outdated and obsolete tanks and for the most part it did, but it also received a nasty shock when it came up against the T-34. With its powerful gun

Finland at War: The Continuation and Lapland Wars 1941-45 (Nenye Vesa)(Paperback)

In the aftermath of the Winter War, Finland found itself drawing ever closer to Nazi Germany and eventually took part in Operation Barbarossa in 1941. For the Finns this was a chance to right the wrongs of the Winter War, and having reached suitable defensive positions, the army was ordered to

Writer At War - Vasily Grossman with the Red Army 1941-1945 (Grossman Vasily)(Paperback / softback)

Deemed unfit for service when the Germans invaded in 1941, the author became a special correspondent for Red Star, the Red Army newspaper, observing on the Eastern front with a writer's eye the most pitiless fighting ever known. This title offers an account of the war on the Eastern

The History of the Stasi: East Germany's Secret Police, 1945-1990 (Gieseke Jens)(Paperback)

The East German Ministry for State Security stood for Stalinist oppression and all-encompassing surveillance. The 'shield and sword of the party,' it secured the rule of the Communist Party for more than forty years, and by the 1980s it had become the largest secret-police apparatus in the world,

Panzer III - German Army Light Tank: Operation Barbarossa 1941 (Oliver Dennis)(Paperback)

A complete guide of the German Army Light Tank, the Panzer III, using archive photos and extensively researched color illustrations.The Pzkpfw III tank was the mainstay of the Panzer divisions during the Blitzkrieg era, which could fairly be said to have ended with the Germans' failure to take

Wages of Destruction - The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy (Tooze Adam)(Paperback / softback)

Was the tragedy of the Second World War determined by Nazi Germany's terrifying power, or by its fatal weakness? This title provides an account of how Hitler established himself in power, mobilized for war - and led his country to

Barbarossa Unleashed: The German Blitzkrieg Through Central Russia to the Gates of Moscow - June-December 1941 (Luther Craig W. H.)(Pevná vazba)

This book examines in unprecedented detail the advance of Germany's Army Group Center through central Russia, toward Moscow, in the summer of 1941, followed by brief accounts of the Battle of Moscow and subsequent winter battles into early 1942. Based on hundreds of veterans' accounts, archival

Heinkel He 177 Units of World War 2 (Forsyth Robert)(Paperback)

In many ways, the Heinkel He 177 'Greif' (Griffon) was Nazi Germany's 'lost' strategic bomber. With some fundamental creases ironed out, and built in numbers, the He 177 would have offered the Luftwaffe the means with which to carry out long-range, mass bombing attacks against targets of a