The Retreat
Hitler's First Defeat
$35.10
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
1 July 2010
Summary
At the moment of crisis in 1941 on the Eastern front, with the forces of Hitler massing on the outskirts of Moscow, the miraculous occurred: Moscow was saved. Yet this turning point was followed by a long retreat, in which Russian forces, inspired by old beliefs in the sacred motherland, pushed back German forces, steeled by the vision of the ubermensch, the iron-willed fighter. Many of Russia’s 27 million military and civilian deaths occurred in this desperate struggle.
In THE RETREA…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780719569722 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0719569729 |
| Author: | Michael Jones |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 1 July 2010 |
| Weight: | 262g |
| Dimensions: | 24mm x 130mm x 200mm |
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Critics Review
‘A gripping account … told with verve and scholarship’
A gripping account … told with verve and scholarship - Andrew Roberts
Praise for STALINGRAD and LENINGRAD by Michael Jones - - :A milestone in the treatment of the battle … highly effective and utterly captivating. Previous accounts have been unable to fully convey the desperate ferocity of the battle. Now we see it in all its horror - and better understand the courage of Stalingrad’s defenders. This is the finest history of its type published to date - David GlanzWhere the book stands out is in the portrait of ordinary life in extraordinary circumstances … Fluently written … the uniquely terrible experience of suffering, especially of 1941-2, is effectively described - BBC HistoryA tribute to the resilience of the human spirit - HERALDA mass of first-person material that has been cleverly assembled to paint a striking picture - BBC History MagazineMichael Jones
Michael Jones has a PhD in History from Bristol University. He subsequently taught at Bristol Polytechnic, Glasgow University and Winchester College. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and now works freelance as a writer, media historical consultant and presenter. He has written two books and for the last 5 years he has conducted Battlefield Tours of the Eastern Front.
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