The War of the Century: When Hitler Fought Stalin

Rees, Laurence

ISBN 10: 0563384778 / ISBN 13: 9780563384779

Published by BBC Books, 1999

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smaller 4to cloth pp256 bw/colour plates index F-/VG- Many eyewitness accounts, some quite unusual. [ Heavier book, so extra postage overseas. ].

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The War of the Century: When Hitler Fought Stalin
• Publisher: BBC Books
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0563384778
• ISBN 13: 9780563384779
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This text offers interviews with witnesses who knew Stalin and Hitler, together with documents from Russian archives. It explores in detail the reasons why Hitler invaded Russia, why it was a mistake to believe Hitler was a reasonable conqueror, and, ultimately, was Stalin another Hitler?

About the Author

Laurence Rees is the editor of Timewatch, BBC Television's historical documentary series, which has won three Emmy Awards in three years. He is the author and producer of the award-winning book and documentary The Nazis. Ian Kershaw, a professor of modern history at the University of Sheffield, England, is a leading authority on Adolf Hitler. His most recent book is Hitler: 1889-1936: Hubris.) Laurence Rees has won the British Book Award for History Book of the Year 2006 for his international bestseller Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution'. His career as a writer and filmmaker, focusing on the Nazis and World War II, stretches back nearly 20 years and includes the acclaimed television series Nazis: A Warning from History, War of the Century, Horror in the East and, most recently, Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution'. The body of work has won him a myriad of awards including a BAFTA. a Grierson Award and an international Documentary Award. He was educated at Solihull School and Oxford University and is Creative Director of BBC TV History programmes.