1st Edition
The Second World War, Vol. 5 The Eastern Front 1941-1945
By Geoffrey Jukes
Copyright 2003
96 Pages
by
Routledge
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... Read more
Introduction, Chronology, Background to war A dictators' deal and a double-cross, Warring sides Germany gambles on a quick win, Outbreak Germany achieves surprise, The fighting Red Army battered but not beaten, Portrait of a soldier The German and the Russian view, The world around war Propaganda, Lend-Lease and land grabs, Portrait of a civilian 'We were as mobilised as the soldiers', How the war ended Germany surrenders, Stalin joins the war on Japan, Conclusion and consequences From alliance to Cold War, Bibliography, Index
Biography
Geoffrey Jukes
