{"product_id":"operation-barbarossa-1941-hitler-against-stalin","title":"Operation Barbarossa 1941: Hitler against Stalin","description":"Illustrated with over 250 photos, many never previously published, this is an objective, balanced account, published in time for the 75th anniversary of the start of Operation Barbarossa on 22nd June 2016.\n\nOperation Barbarossa was the largest military campaign in history. Springing from Hitler’s fanatical desire to conquer the Soviet territories, defeat Bolshevism and create ‘Lebensraum’ for the German people, it pitted two diametrically opposed armed forces against one another.\n\nThe invasion began with 4.5 million troops attacking 2.3 million defenders. On one side was the Wehrmacht, without any doubt the world’s most advanced military force. On the other were the Soviet armed forces, downtrodden, humiliated, decapitated and terrorized by an autocratic and crude dictator with no military education whatsoever.\n\nBased on decades of research work in both German and Russian archives, as well as interviews with a large number of key figures and veterans, Operation Barbarossa brings our knowledge on the war on the Eastern Front several big steps forward. It reveals and dispels many myths and misconceptions including: the myth of mass surrenders by Soviet soldiers; the myth about the vast differences in troop casualties between the two sides; the myth of the Soviet partisans and the myth that it was the Arctic cold that halted the German offensive. It also does not shy away from difficult truths such as the true nature of Finland’s participation in Operation Barbarossa, and the massive scale of rapes committed by German troops.\n\nChrister Bergström has once again produced what will be the definitive account of this monumental campaign.\n\nTable of Contents\n\nMaps\nOperation Barbarossa, June – December 1941\nOffensive in the Center, June – September 1941\nOffensive in the North, June – November 1941\nOffensive in the South, June – December 1941\nThe Finnish front\nOperation Typhoon\nThe Soviet counter-offensive\n\nGlossary and guide to abbreviations\nRank equivalency\nTime line\nPreface\nBrandenburgers in the Night\n\n1. Hitler against Stalin\n2. Lebensraum\n3. The Wehrmacht versus the Red Army\n4. Towards the abyss\n5. Strike at dawn\n6. The first battles of annihilation\n7. Tank battles in the North\n8. The advance towards Kiev\n9. The advance towards Moscow\n10. The Blitzkrieg is halted\n11. Annihilation in the Ukraine\n12. Leningrad holds out\n13. The Finnish front\n14. The final attempt against Leningrad\n15. Typhoon against Moscow\n16. The race for “the Soviet Ruhr area”\n17. The battle of the Crimea\n18. The Red Army strikes back\n\nResults and Conclusions\nI. The military scene\nII. The war of annihilation\n\nAppendix\n1. Order of battle on 22 June 1941\n2. German and Soviet unit structures in June 1941\n3. Tanks in Operation Barbarossa\n4. Aircraft in Operation Barbarossa\n5. Loss tables\n\nSources\nChapter notes\nIndex\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1612004016\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.1612004016.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Bergström, Christer\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in excellent condition. There may be minimal writing on the inside cover or cover page. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47374646149297,"sku":"RDV.1612004016.VG","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/1612004016-0.jpg?v=1781026960","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/operation-barbarossa-1941-hitler-against-stalin","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}