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    Russia's War

    A History of the Soviet Effort: 1941-1945

    Author Richard Overy
    Paperback
    $27.00 US
    Penguin Adult HC/TR | Penguin Books
    5.1"W x 7.8"H x 0.75"D   | 10 oz | 48 per carton
    On sale Aug 01, 1998 | 432 Pages | 9780140271690
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    "A penetrating and compassionate book on the most gigantic military struggle in world history."--The New York Times Book Review

    "An extraordinary tale... Overy's engrossing book provides extensive details of the slaughter, brutality, bitterness and destruction on the massive front from the White Sea to the flank of Asia."--Chicago Tribune

    The Russian war effort to defeat invading Axis powers, an effort that assembled the largest military force in recorded history and that cost the lives of more than 25 million Soviet soldiers and civilians, was the decisive factor for securing an Allied victory. Now with access to the wealth of film archives and interview material from Russia used to produce the ten-hour television documentary Russia's War, Richard Overy tackles the many persuasive questions surrounding this conflict. Was Stalin a military genius? Was the defense of Mother Russia a product of something greater than numbers of tanks and planes--of something deep within the Russian soul?
    "Penetrating and compassionate..." - The New York Times

    "Masterly ... a vivid account"-- Robert Service, Independent (London)

    "A dramatic and exciting tale ... His set-piece descriptions of such visions of Hell as Stalingrad, the 900-day siege of Leningrad and the crucial battle of Kursk are as fascinating as they are horrifying" ― Sunday Times (London)

    "Overy is a first-class military historian ... He writes concisely and says what he means to say ... Now, we have an authoritative British account that understands both sides, without illusions." -- Norman Stone, Spectator (London)

    "Excellent ... Overy tackles this huge, complex and multifaceted story with the vital gifts of clarity and brevity" -- Antony Beevor, Literary Review (London)
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    RICHARD OVERY has written and edited more than thirty books, including Why the Allies Won, Russia’s War, The Twilight Years, 1939, and The Bombers and the Bombed. He is a professor of history at the University of Exeter, U.K. View titles by Richard Overy
    List of illustrations
    List of Maps and Tables
    Preface
    Introduction
    1. The Darkness Descends: 1917-1937
    2. The Hour Before Midnight: 1937-1941
    3. The Goths Ride East: Barbarossa, 1941
    4. Between Life and Death: Leningrad and Moscow
    5. The Fight from Within: Collaboration, Terror and Resistance
    6. The Cauldron Boils: Stalingrad, 1942-43
    7. The Citadel: Kursk, 1943
    8. False Dawn: 1943-44
    9. Fall of the Swastika: 1945
    10. The Cult of Personality: Stalin and the Legacy of War

    Epilogue: Russia's War: Myth and Reality
    References
    Bibliography
    Index

    About

    "A penetrating and compassionate book on the most gigantic military struggle in world history."--The New York Times Book Review

    "An extraordinary tale... Overy's engrossing book provides extensive details of the slaughter, brutality, bitterness and destruction on the massive front from the White Sea to the flank of Asia."--Chicago Tribune

    The Russian war effort to defeat invading Axis powers, an effort that assembled the largest military force in recorded history and that cost the lives of more than 25 million Soviet soldiers and civilians, was the decisive factor for securing an Allied victory. Now with access to the wealth of film archives and interview material from Russia used to produce the ten-hour television documentary Russia's War, Richard Overy tackles the many persuasive questions surrounding this conflict. Was Stalin a military genius? Was the defense of Mother Russia a product of something greater than numbers of tanks and planes--of something deep within the Russian soul?

    Praise

    "Penetrating and compassionate..." - The New York Times

    "Masterly ... a vivid account"-- Robert Service, Independent (London)

    "A dramatic and exciting tale ... His set-piece descriptions of such visions of Hell as Stalingrad, the 900-day siege of Leningrad and the crucial battle of Kursk are as fascinating as they are horrifying" ― Sunday Times (London)

    "Overy is a first-class military historian ... He writes concisely and says what he means to say ... Now, we have an authoritative British account that understands both sides, without illusions." -- Norman Stone, Spectator (London)

    "Excellent ... Overy tackles this huge, complex and multifaceted story with the vital gifts of clarity and brevity" -- Antony Beevor, Literary Review (London)

    Author

    © idem
    RICHARD OVERY has written and edited more than thirty books, including Why the Allies Won, Russia’s War, The Twilight Years, 1939, and The Bombers and the Bombed. He is a professor of history at the University of Exeter, U.K. View titles by Richard Overy

    Table of Contents

    List of illustrations
    List of Maps and Tables
    Preface
    Introduction
    1. The Darkness Descends: 1917-1937
    2. The Hour Before Midnight: 1937-1941
    3. The Goths Ride East: Barbarossa, 1941
    4. Between Life and Death: Leningrad and Moscow
    5. The Fight from Within: Collaboration, Terror and Resistance
    6. The Cauldron Boils: Stalingrad, 1942-43
    7. The Citadel: Kursk, 1943
    8. False Dawn: 1943-44
    9. Fall of the Swastika: 1945
    10. The Cult of Personality: Stalin and the Legacy of War

    Epilogue: Russia's War: Myth and Reality
    References
    Bibliography
    Index

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