| Russia's War: A History of the Soviet Effort: 1941-1945 Revised Edition Contributor(s): Overy, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0140271694 ISBN-13: 9780140271690 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1998 Annotation: Overy gained exclusive access to previously unavailable information from the former KGB, GRU, and presidential archives to assemble this definitive book that fully covers the Russian efforts to defeat the Axis powers in World War II. 70 photos. 9 maps. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - History | Military - World War Ii |
| Dewey: 940.54 |
| LCCN: 97213178 |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 5.1" W x 7.73" (0.62 lbs) 432 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A penetrating and compassionate book on the most gigantic military struggle in world history.--The New York Times Book Review An extraordinary tale... Overy's engrossing book provides extensive details of teh slaughter, brutality, bitterness and destruction on the massive front from the White Sea to the flank of Asia.--Chicago Tribune The Russian war effort to defeat invading Axis powers, an effort that assembled the largest military force in recorded history and that cost the lives of more than 25 million Soviet soldiers and civilians, was the decisive factor for securing an Allied victory. Now with access to the wealth of film archives and interview material from Russia used to produce the ten-hour television documentary Russia's War, Richard Overy tackles the many persuasive questions surrounding this conflict. Was Stalin a military genius? Was the defense of Mother Russia a product of something greater than numbers of tanks and planes--of something deep within the Russian soul? |