But this book is long on personality and short on military strategy. How the red army stopped hitler and the battle of kursk. Sovietgerman combat operations, april august 1942, lawrence. Hoyt depicts the epic battle for stalingrad in all its electrifying excitement and savage horror. How the red army survived the german onslaught, casemate publishers and book distributors, jones, michael k. Glantz, a veritable book producing factory, has definitely set a new standard in literature on stalingrad. If there is only one book on stalingrad that you want to read, then i would suggest enemy at the gates by craig. At first glance, this book by glantz may seem dry as dust and a wee bit technical. Anglo american attitudes toward stalingrad, the books illustrations prove that the. The book details the failed soviet offensive toward kharkov in spring 1942, the german spring offensive fall blau, or case blue, and the german 6th army advance to stalingrad. The citizens of stalingrad endured unimaginable hardship. Glantz soviet military operations during the sovietgerman. Add to this perceptive insight and balanced judgment, and the result is a series of seminal and massive volumes that come as close as possible to telling it like it was. Septembernovember 1942 the stalingrad trilogy, volume 2 modern war studies by david m.
The book won the first samuel johnson prize, the wolfson history prize and the hawthornden prize for literature in 1999. Ret david glantz seeks to unearth this information and dispel myths that have perpetuated the sovietgerman war of 19411945. As with the first book of volume 3, professor glantz concludes the tragedy of the german 6th army at stalingrad. The bloody triangle the defeat of soviet armor in the ukraine, june 1941 by victor j. How the red army stopped hitler modern war studies, and the battle of kursk modern war studies, and more on. Glantz provides compelling evidence that operation mars not only was the equal of saturn in terms of soviet effort but, in fact, was also the personal priority of marshal georgi zhukov, deputy commander of the soviet high command.
Sovietgerman combat operations aprilaugust 1942, the stalingrad trilogy, volume 1. There seems to be a fair bit of scope for confusion with the books he is pushing out. The book gives no clue as to whether they lost 20,000 or 200,000 men. David glantzs to the gates of stalingrad is the first of a three book trilogy that catalogs the intense germansoviet battle for stalingrad in 194243. Buy stalingrad modern war studies by colonel david m. Glantz with jonathan house, the stalingrad trilogy, volume 2. Army colonel fluent in russian, glantz is the author of numerous books, including the battle for leningrad, 19411944. The struggle for stalingrads factory district, 27 september018 november 1942 44 p 30. December 1942 february 1943 the stalingrad trilogy, volume 3 david m. In book two of the third volume of his magisterial stalingrad trilogy, david glantz continues and concludes his definitive history of one of the most infamous battles of world war two, the stalingrad campaign that signaled germanys failure on the eastern front and marked a turning point in the war.
Abstract the battle of stalingrad, fought from august 21, 1942, to february 2, 1943, on germanys eastern front during world war ii, proved to. The single volume stalingrad by david glantz and johnathan house leaves this reader both sated and frustrated. The battle of stalingrad was the turning point of world war ii. I took a break from his book this christmas to read. Glantzs books run the gammet from great to pedantic and uneven. Mark, but glantz already has used those in his prior books. The author uses, at the time the book was written, recent access to the soviet archival material to show light on the red armys plans and decision making. The german capture of the city, their encirclement by soviet forces shortly afterwards, and the hardfought but futile attempts to relieve them, saw bitter attritional fighting and extremes of human misery inflicted on both sides. In the book, glantz explores why the soviet army was unprepared for the. Yet, less than four years later, the soviet hammer and sickle flew above the ruins of berlin, stark symbol of a miraculous comeback that destroyed the. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It was first published by viking press in 1998 the book won the first samuel johnson prize, the wolfson history prize and the hawthornden prize for literature in 1999. Yet, less than four years later, the soviet hammerandsickle flew above the ruins of berlin, stark symbol of a miraculous comeback that destroyed the.
Foreword 2007 isbn 9781932033724 to the gates of stalingrad. Col glantz sets the stage for the july 1943 battle by looking at the situation on the russia front. House by the time pearl harbor had ripped apart americas peacetime pretensions, the german blitzkrieg had already blasted the red army back to the gates of moscow. Book two finds germanys most famous armygeneral friedrich pauluss sixthin dire straits. Sovietgerman combat operations, aprilaugust 1942 the stalingrad trilogy, volume 1 modern war studies with jonathan m. The stalingrad trilogy is a new series of books by retired u. Glantz, a military historian who is an accomplished chronicler of the eastern front in world war ii but who only recently tackled the complex subject of the stalingrad campaign. Glantz evidently did not think german casualty figures were relevant in this battle i suppose. December 1942 february 1943 the stalingrad trilogy, volume 3 by david m. Why we are the best site for d0wnl0ading this endgame at stalingrad. Armageddon in stalingrad continues david glantz and jonathan houses bold new look at this most iconic military campaign of the eastern front and hitlers first great strategic defeat. The struggle in stalingrads suburbs and center city, 3 september5 october 1942 47 p 30. This book, the first of three, follows the wehrmacht after the moscowcounter offensive of 19411942 through the soviet kharkov offensive and into operation blau.
This book companion volume to glantz,house account of epic battle for stalingrad. Modern war studies includes bibliographical references and index. What he envisioned as one 400page book, he explains in the program, quickly. The red armys epic disaster in operation mars, 1942, david m. While the first volume in their trilogy described battles that took the german army to the gates of stalingrad, this next one focuses on the inferno of combat. The story of the siege by the acclaimed author of hitlers war in 199 days, acclaimed historian edwin p. The battle for the caucasus and distant flanks, 25 july18 november 1942 30 p 20.
The stalingrad trilogy, volume 3 by colonel david m. David glantz has done something that very few historians achieve. Many of his efforts make me suspect that he is producing quantity rather than quality work. Sovietgerman combat operations, aprilaugust 1942 by david m. Nov 14, 2017 stalingrad audiobook written by david m. This conflict encompassed immense scale, scope and consequence. But the eventual victory of the red army, and the failure of hitlers operation barbarossa, was the first defeat of hitlers territorial ambitions in europe, and the. Glantz and house are writing the definitive history of the stalingrad campaign. His the long awaited onevolume campaign history from the leading experts of the decisive clash of nazi and soviet forces at stalingrad. From a world expert on hitlers war in russia, this book on the operation that changed the course of world war ii includes updated information on casualty numbers and opposing forces here, david glantz challenges the timehonored explanation that poor weather, bad terrain, and hitlers faulty strategic judgement produced german defeat, and reveals how the red army thwarted the german armys.
Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The work unfolds over four hundred and ninety eight pages and includes 104 maps, and is followed by 61 pages of notes which are sorted by the books twenty chapters. Nov 05, 2012 a new book has finally laid bare the full horrors of the battle of stalingrad in the words of ordinary russian soldiers, whose memories were suppressed by the soviet authorities for 70 years. Jul 16, 2014 ret david glantz seeks to unearth this information and dispel myths that have perpetuated the sovietgerman war of 19411945. Mar 25, 2012 military historian david glantz speaks on the war on the eastern front and the impact it still has today.
While earlier volume was a narration of the advance of wehrmacht to the gates of the city this one focus is on frantic attempts by general paulus sixth army to seize stalingrad and how red army managed to foil it. In book one of the third volume of his acclaimed stalingrad trilogy, david glantz offers the definitive accountthe ground truth to and now the offensive at stalingrad, the epic clash that marked germanys failure on the eastern front, was entering its grim final phase. In the wake of the red armys signal victory at stalingrad, which began when its surprise counteroffensive encircled german sixth army in stalingrad region in midnovember 1942 and ended when its forces liquidated beleaguered sixth army in early february 1943, the soviet high command stavka expanded its counteroffensive into a fullfledged winter offensive which nearly collapsed german. While the previous books in this series were able to focus on combat operations, in this last volume, glantz proceeds to write the final epitaph to sixth army specifically and case blue in general. The german siege and soviet defense of leningrad in world war ii was an epic struggle in an epic war, a drama of heroism and human misery unmatched in the annals of modern warfare. Stalingrad is a narrative history written by antony beevor of the battle fought in and around the city of stalingrad during world war ii, as well as the events leading up to it. At last there is also the question of to which degree glantz has utilized the extremely good book of the german historian manfred kehrig, named stalingrad. With kursk, col glantz uses both soviet and german military archives to give a complete picture of the greatest tank battle of world war ii. While innumerable writers have dealt at length with the besieged city itself, david glantz provides for the first time the definitive military history of the conflict waged beyond the citys borders. Glantz, 9780700619559, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Stalingrad, battle of 19421943 glantz 2011 major reference. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Of course, you can select guide in various file types and media. An eleven page bibliography then precedes a comprehensive index. Their trilogy, backed by meticulous scholarship and refreshingly fair minded, significantly alters longaccepted views of several important aspects of the campaign. The stalingrad trilogy is the definitive account of world war iis turning point. I have a david glantz book published in 2008 titled after stalingrad the red armys winter offensive 19421943 isbn. A new book has finally laid bare the full horrors of the battle of stalingrad in the words of ordinary russian soldiers, whose memories were suppressed by the soviet authorities for 70 years. The combination of david glantz s accrued knowledge of the war on the eastern front during world war ii and the rich source material in the extensive notes makes this book arguably the most authoritative operational study of the initial phases of the stalingrad campaign ever published in english, or any language for that matter. Oct 30, 2017 it depends on how you want to look at the battle. Armageddon in stalingrad, septembernovember 1942, the stalingrad trilogy, volume 2. Nov 23, 2009 this book companion volume to glantz,house account of epic battle for stalingrad. Military historian david glantz speaks on the war on the eastern front and the impact it still has today. House have collaborated on all five volumes of the stalingrad trilogy, as well as on the books when titans clashed.
Based on an unparalleled access to russian archival sources and going far beyond the military aspects of such renowned works as harrison salisburys 900 days, glantz s book is a testament to the nearly two million russians who lost their lives during the leningrad conflict and confirms his status as the preeminent authority on the russian. Click to read more about the stalingrad trilogy, volume 1. Nov 14, 2017 listen to stalingrad audiobook by jonathan m. The stalingrad trilogy, volume 3 modern war studies. The combination of david glantzs accrued knowledge of the war on the eastern front during world war ii and the rich source material in the extensive notes makes this book arguably the most authoritative operational study of the initial phases of the stalingrad campaign ever published in english, or any language for that matter.
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