The Road to Stalingrad: Stalin`s War with Germany, Volume One - Softcover

Erickson, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0300078129 ISBN 13: 9780300078121

Publisher: Yale University Press, 1999

Synopsis

In this first volume of John Erickson’s monumental history of the grueling Soviet-German war of 1941–1945, the author takes us from the pre-invasion Soviet Union, with its inept command structures and strategic delusions, to the humiliating retreats of Soviet armies before the Barbarossa onslaught, to the climactic, grinding battle for Stalingrad that left the Red Army poised for its majestic counteroffensive.

“Erickson. . . has written the outstanding history of the Soviet-German war in English, or, for that matter, any language. The research alone is breathtaking. Erickson has mastered all the Russian sources and compared them with the German records. . . . He has shed light on many heretofore murky matters.”―Reid Beddow, Washington Post Book World

“Masterly. . . . A vividly detailed yet comprehensive account of the decisive Eastern-front battleground.”―Christopher Hudson, London Evening Standard

“The outstanding book on the Soviet war in any language.”―A. J. P. Taylor, Observer

“This authoritative book by a first-class military historian is easily read.”―Philip Warner, Daily Telegraph

About this title

About the Author:

John Erickson was an Honorary Fellow in Defence Studies and Professor Emeritus at the University of Edinburgh. He was a leading authority on the Soviet-German War and lectured on Soviet-German affairs at the universities of Oxfod,

From Library Journal:

Erickson's two-volume series appeared individually in 1975 and 1983, respectively. The first volume traces the roots of Russia's war with Germany as Hitler's crack ground troops pushed their way into Stalin's territory. The second installation continues the story as the Red Army struggles to force the invading enemy from its borders. A top-shelf military history.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0300078129
• ISBN 13: 9780300078121
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 606