Published by Cooper Square Press, New York, 2002
ISBN 10: 0815410980 ISBN 13: 9780815410980
Seller: Ann Open Book, Lansing, MI, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. First Cooper Press Edition.
Published by Pocket Books, 1970
ISBN 10: 0671771914 ISBN 13: 9780671771911
Seller: Cat's Curiosities, Pahrump, NV, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. "Pocket Books edition published July, 1970." Unread mass-market paperback; page edges slightly age-browned. The greatest achievement of any Russian general serving Comrade Stalin during (and in the years shortly prior to) the Second World War was, of course, simply not getting shot by Comrade Stalin. The homicidal dictator purged so much of the Red Army staff during the 1930s for "political unreliability" -- and then refused to let his officers communicate by radio, for fear their messages would be intercepted -- that the Russian defense effort in 1940 was nothing short of chaos. Zhukov survived and won many later battles against the Germans and is thus worth reading, whether we can trust his accounts of how courageously he stood up to the Georgian dwarf, or not. It's worth noting, however, that his doctrine was that troops should simply charge across a minefield -- since they'd lose no more men than if they charged a machine gun -- and that since he'd shoot them for cowardice if they refused to charge a machine gun, the same punishment applied in the case of balking at the minefield. Whether such an approach would have succeeded in other modern armies remains unclear. 280 pp. including index. World War II military history. Reduced from $16.
Published by Sphere Books, London, 1971,, 1971
Seller: BRIMSTONES, Lewes, United Kingdom
paperback, 304pp, pages browning, text otherwise clean and tight, no inscriptions, covers creased and edges rubbed, Fair condition.
Published by Macdonald, London, 1969
ISBN 10: 0356029239 ISBN 13: 9780356029238
Seller: JB Books, Garrison, ND, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Maps By Jean Paul Tremblay (illustrator). First Edition. FIRST PRINTING of the First British Edition. The memoirs of the famed Soviet Marshall and rival to Joseph Stalin for possible leadership of the Soviet Union in the post-World War 2 period, detailing his miitary career and the battles he waged during the war - the defense of Moscow in 1941, the battle of Stalingrad in 1942-3, the battle of Kursk in 1943, and the battle for Berlin in 1945. Hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket, maps, indexed, 304pp., d.j. shows light wear to rear panel. A nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Former Owner Stamp & Signature. Book.