Sovietgerman combat operations aprilaugust 1942, the stalingrad trilogy, volume 1. In this book glantz also mentions the possibility of a coverup. House have collaborated on all five volumes of the stalingrad trilogy, as well as on the books when titans clashed. Gabriel gorodetsky and david glantz authored books debunking his claims. Foreword 2007 isbn 9781932033724 to the gates of stalingrad.
December 1942 february 1943 the stalingrad trilogy, volume 3. Most ww2 obsessives like myself will know all about glantz. Stalingrad, battle of 19421943 glantz 2011 major reference. Glantz, 9780700616305, available at book depository with free delivery. The soviet offensive plans controversy is a debate among historians whether soviet leader. Armageddon in stalingrad volume 2 the stalingrad trilogy.
Grossman consciously took on the role of red tolstoy. War in history glantz and house have written the definitive history of the stalingrad campaign. How the red army stopped hitler and the battle of kursk. Stalingrad and life and fate are modelled on war and peace the only book grossman said he was able to read at the front. Foremost among those military heroes stands the imposing figure of marshal of the soviet union georgi konstantinovich zhukov, the hero of moscow, stalingrad, kursk, and berlin. His multiaward winning books have included stalingrad and the fall of berlin 1945. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. I was a little concerned it was going to go out of print so ive bought it now.
Glantz fights for the truth about stalingrad gene santoro. 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. Stalingrad the long awaited onevolume campaign history from the leading experts of the decisive clash of nazi and soviet forces at stalingrad. 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. Colonel glantz, who is editor of the journal of slavic military studies, said each.
Glantz 2009, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. This is a condensed version of his 5 volume epic and it stands well despite being a lot shorter. We provide graphic sign supplies as well as supply for vinyl signs, banners, digital signs, window displays and more to our customers nationwide. Yet despite the attention lavished on this epic battle by historians, much about it has been greatly misunderstood or hidden from viewas david glantz, the. Glantz, 9780700616640, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Abstract the battle of stalingrad, fought from august 21, 1942, to february 2, 1943, on germanys eastern front during world war ii, proved to. Stalingrad the single volume stalingrad by david glantz and johnathan house leaves this reader both sated and frustrated. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his daughter, amanda, and son, mark.
Glantz 2017, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Ret david glantz seeks to unearth this information and dispel myths that have perpetuated the sovietgerman war of 19411945. Glantz s latest epics, to the gates of stalingrad and armageddon in stalingrad, recast historys biggest battle in a new light. Buy a cheap copy of to the gates of stalingrad book by 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 long awaited onevolume campaign history from the leading experts of the decisive clash of nazi and soviet forces at stalingrad. But this book is long on personality and short on military strategy. Erickson, in the preface to the road to stalingrad, said his. The confrontation between german and soviet forces at stalingrad was a titanic clash of armies on an unprecedented scalea campaign that was both a turning point in world war ii and a lasting symbol of that wars power and devastation. Armageddon in stalingrad, septembernovember 1942, the stalingrad trilogy, volume 2. Glantz, including titles like operation dons main attack. And now the offensive at stalingrad, the epic clash that marked germanys failure on the eastern front, was entering its grim final phase. In february 1943, german forces surrendered to the red army at stalingrad, and the tide of war turned. In his book, glantz draws on evidence formerly unavailable in the west, such as combat records and previously classified.
It is the definitive account of world war iis turning point, and the final volume, endgame at stalingrad, is the best of the three though, typical of glantz, he required two books and a third. To the gates of stalingrad volume 1 the stalingrad trilogy by colonel david m. How the red army survived the german onslaught, casemate publishers and book distributors, jones, michael k. December 1942 february 1943 the stalingrad trilogy, volume 3 david m. What is the definitive book on the wwii battle of stalingrad. November 1942 the stalingrad trilogy, volume 3 david m. The other is the final book in david glantz series on stalingrad companion. How the red army stopped hitler modern war studies, and the battle of kursk modern war studies, and more on.
Book two finds germanys most famous armygeneral friedrich pauluss sixthin dire straits. Endgame at stalingrad the campaign intended to secure the wehrmachts flanks had proven one front too many for the german army. Glantz is a superb historian and a brilliant detective who by ferreting out zhukovs deception placed the battle of stalingrad and its chain of command in. Sovietgerman combat operations, aprilaugust 1942 the stalingrad trilogy, volume 1 modern war studies with jonathan m. David glantz has done something that very few historians achieve.
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. Stalingrad by david m glantz, jonathan m house alibris. Armageddon in stalingrad volume 2 the stalingrad trilogy by colonel david m. The stalingrad trilogy, volume 3 modern war studies hardcover 30mar2014 by david m. The red army on the eve of world war ii, was called the first study of the state of the red army in the summer of 1941 by history. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. To the gates of stalingrad sovietgerman combat operations, aprilaugust 1942 the stalingrad trilogy, volume i. Glantz soviet military operations during the sovietgerman. The powerful story of the red armys battle of liberation against the nazi invader from stalingrad all the way to berlin.
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. Road to stalingrad 1979 and the road to berlin 1983, this book pays very little attention to. Beevor lists this book in his bibliography but may not have read this passage. Glantz has done some of his best work in collaboration with jonathan house, and the team attained peak position with the stalingrad trilogy. Glantz vol iii book 1 dd university press of kansas. Still for anyone looking for an audible book on stalingrad then this is the one. If there is only one book on stalingrad that you want to read, then i would suggest enemy at the gates by craig. Army colonel fluent in russian, glantz is the author of numerous books, including the battle for leningrad, 19411944. 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.
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