When Titans Clashed: How the Red Army Stopped Hitler (Modern War Studies) - Hardcover

Glantz, David M.; House, Jonathan M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 070060717X ISBN 13: 9780700607174

Publisher: Univ Pr of Kansas, 1995

Synopsis

A full account of the Soviet army's triumph over the German army, from the Soviet perspective. Draws on formerly classified Soviet sources to place the war within its wider political, economic, and social contexts, and recounts the offensives and counteroffensives sweeping across a half-million square miles. Includes b&w photos and maps. For general readers interested in WWII and Soviet history. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"When Titans Clashed represents by all and any reckoning a book whose time has come. The authors' clear and vigorous narrative leaves no doubt about the key decisions and the critical encounters in these massive engagements."--John Erickson, author of The Road to Stalingrad

"A compelling narrative of an epic conflict. No other work has answered with greater authority the lingering historical question--how did the Red Army defeat Nazi Germany?"--Von Hardesty, author of Red Phoenix: The Rise of Soviet Air Power, 1941-1945

"Exceptionally authoritative and exceptionally readable. The cogent assessments of Red Army commanders are not to be missed."--Russell F. Weigley, author of The American Way of War

"Certain to become the standard reference on the most important campaign of the Second World War."--Richard R. Muller, author of The German Air War in Russia

"Corrects longstanding misconceptions and puts a human 'face' on the 'faceless' Soviet army."--O. A. Rzheshevsky, Chief, Department for Studies of the Twentieth-Century Wars, Institute of World History, Moscow

"Indispensable."--Dale R. Herspring, author of The Soviet High Command, 1967-1989

About the Author:

David Glantz was founder and former director of the U.S. Army's Foreign Military Studies Office.

About this edition

• Publisher: Univ Pr of Kansas
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 070060717X
• ISBN 13: 9780700607174
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384