Hitler's Nemesis: The Red Army, 1930-45 (Stackpole Military History Series) - Softcover

Dunn Jr., Walter S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0811735435 ISBN 13: 9780811735438

Publisher: Stackpole Books, 2009

Synopsis

Details on the Soviet infantry, armor, artillery, and cavalry formations that waged World War II on the Eastern Front

Fills a major gap in our understanding of the Red Army

Based on painstaking archival research

Hitler's Nemesis traces the development of the Russian army in reaction to the rise of Hitler, Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, and the progression of World War II over the following four years. Caught by surprise in 1941, the Red Army teetered on the brink of destruction before bouncing back to defend Moscow, defeat the Germans at Stalingrad and Kursk, and annihilate the German Army in 1944-45. This is the story of how the Soviets staged this miraculous turnaround.

About this title

About the Author:

Walter S. Dunn Jr., a recognized authority on the Soviet Union in World War II. He lives in Wisconsin.

Review:

"The paucity of serious scholarship in this area has ensured that this titanic conflict has been understood almost completely as a war of German quality versus Soviet quantity. Dunn's book is an important corrective to this persistent interpretation. Dunn provides an organizational history of the Red Army during its great patriotic war. Important for specialists and graduate students."-Choice

"Hitler's Nemesis is a book that military historians of this titanic struggle will want to read and own. Walter S. Dunn has provided Soviet and German military historians with a well written and well-researched book that will serve as a main reference source on the Red Army of World War II for quite some time to come"-The Journal of Slavic Military Studies

"This book is an outstanding basic reference on the formation, organization, structure, and equipment of the Red Army before and during the Second World War. It is clearly and smoothly written, well-organized, and a pleasure to read. A must-read, and should be standard reference work for anyone interested in the history of the Soviet military."-The Military & Naval History Forum

?Hitler's Nemesis is a book that military historians of this titanic struggle will want to read and own. Walter S. Dunn has provided Soviet and German military historians with a well written and well-researched book that will serve as a main reference source on the Red Army of World War II for quite some time to come?-The Journal of Slavic Military Studies

?This book is an outstanding basic reference on the formation, organization, structure, and equipment of the Red Army before and during the Second World War. It is clearly and smoothly written, well-organized, and a pleasure to read. A must-read, and should be standard reference work for anyone interested in the history of the Soviet military.?-The Military & Naval History Forum

?The paucity of serious scholarship in this area has ensured that this titanic conflict has been understood almost completely as a war of German quality versus Soviet quantity. Dunn's book is an important corrective to this persistent interpretation. Dunn provides an organizational history of the Red Army during its great patriotic war. Important for specialists and graduate students.?-Choice

About this edition

• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0811735435
• ISBN 13: 9780811735438
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288