Books on the siege of stalingrad

Stalingrad was published in the philippines under the title of stalingrad. Beevors writing certainly is a bit dry as is the audiobook narration, but he conveys the triumphant hubris of the the german war machine as it grinds through an illprepared soviet army hampered by its own paranoid leader, the desperate fightto the death brutality of the siege of stalingrad, the last russian stronghold before the volga, the. From stalingrad to move a continuous stream of cars and carts. The letters penned by the german soldiers as the battle of stalingrad raged on around them were infused with candor. Im currently reading, island of fire, which focuses on a battle within the larger battle. The economist, our books of the year one needs time and patience to read stalingrad, but it is worth it.

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. From antony beevor, the internationally bestselling author of dday and the battle of arnhem. See all books authored by antony beevor, including stalingrad. In this respect, it closely resembles andrew tullys or cornelius ryans accounts of the battle of berlin. From the end of august 1942, to the end of january 1943, the world looked on from a distance at one of the longer sieges of a city in modern warfare. The germans never recovered, and its weakened defenses were no match for the allied invasion of 1944. Discover librarianselected research resources on battle of stalingrad from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. List of books and articles about battle of stalingrad online. Schroter was among the german war correspondents staff at stalingrad. Jun 06, 2019 nevertheless, stalingrad is an intriguing and compassionate portrait of a people under siege.

Id like to see these five books pressed into the hands of every 18 year old, so they can understand the depths of brutality and stupidity that europe descended into. And when night arrives, one of those scorching howling bleeding nights, the dogs plunge into the volga and swim desperately to gain the other bank. Both the above mentioned stalingrads are excellent. What are the best books about the battle of stalingrad.

Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. The battle was joined on 23 august 1942 and concluded over five months later with the encirclement of the assaulting german sixth army by russian. List of books and articles about battle of stalingrad. Stalingrad strikes a good balance between presenting the facts whilst remaining readable. The author goes beyond the usual treatment of the germans to share the dissension and disagreement in the ranks. A regular officer in the 11th hussars, he served in germany and england. The siege of stalingrad lasted five months, one week, and three days. Nearly two million men and women died, and the 6th army was completely destroyed. Though this book is very nutral, this book present the gut wrenching horrors of war immense suffering endured by both civilians and the soldiers and detailes accurate to the name of every officer along with all regiments and geographical.

Germans at stalingrad, 19421943 rare historical photos. The received wisdom about this book is that it was an orthodox soviet account of the siege of stalingrad and that it lacked the complexity and merit of. The battle of stalingrad was not only the psychological turning point o. The game depicts the battle in the city of stalingrad itself. This book starts with operation barbarossa and goes on towards the fateful siege of the city stalingrad. Recommended books about stalingrad in world war ii. Antony beevor leads up to the events at stalingrad with some background to the siege and its aftermath. Stalingrad is an epic novel, tolstoyan in its proportions and ambition, about a russian familys struggles amid the nazi march on stalingrad in 1942. The battle of stalingrad download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. Jan 04, 2019 the siege of leningrad was one of the longest sieges in history.

Then comes the message that a loaf of bread, was captured by the germans, again in the hands of the russian. Military history world war ii battle of stalingrad. It is not to excuse them for what they did, but to show that they were caught in hitlers maelstrom and how that led to the plots against hitlers life, which. In june 1942, nazi germany was looking forward to victory. Stalins war with germany and joel haywards stopped at stalingrad. The battle of stalingrad was not only the psychological turning point of world war ii. What are the best books about the battle of stalingrad answers. Glantzs latest epics, to the gates of stalingrad and armageddon in stalingrad, recast historys biggest battle in a new light. The best book i have read about stalingrad is a book written by antony beevor and its called stalingrad. Antony beevor, stalingrad viking 1998 isbn 0140249850 paperback and isbn 0670870951 hardcover reception.

The battle of stalingrad marked a turned pointing in world war ii. The siege of leningrad world war iis most infamous siege began a little over two months after the launch of operation barbarossa, adolf hitlers surprise invasion of the soviet union. The best books on the siege of leningrad 1 russia at war by alexander werth. Antony beevor books list of books by author antony beevor. In short, stalingrad is a great book, the sort of account a battle so important and breathtakingly vicious deserves. One of the largest and longest battles in history, it encompassed both maneuver and static warfare, steppe and urban fighting, and summer and winter conditions. Stalingrad, the turning point of world war ii in europe. The battle of stalingrad was part of the strategic conflict that occurred in the southwestern soviet union in 19421943. Military history books sometimes suffer from being a trawl through facts and figures which makes them a chore to read. Vasily grossman with the red army 19411945 by vasily grossman, translated by antony beevor and luba vinogradova. This book by noted writer antony beevor joins three others that are essential english language classics on stalingrad. In the fivemonth siege that followed, the russians fought. The battle for stalingrad by william craig, stalingrad by heinz schroter, the road to stalingrad.

The best books on the siege of leningrad five books. Jan 10, 20 some of the better books on the battle of stalingrad are enemy at the gates. Revisiting the battle of stalingrad through german letters. Imagine it, peter, a german empire stretching from the atlantic to the volga. Many believe stalingrad to be the turning point of the war. More than the bloodiest skirmish in historya momentous conflict costing three million livesthe siege was a hinge upon which the course of history rested. It is massive in its ambition and manifests an astonishing, tolstoyan ability to telescope from a vast panorama of war down to a single soldier wondering what to write home to his mother. Discover librarianselected research resources on battle of stalingrad from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals. For six months, two massive military forces, each instructed by their respective leader not to cede an inch to the enemy, fought for control of the city that bore the soviet dictators name. Battle of stalingrad part of the eastern front of world war ii the centre of stalingrad after the battle date 23 august 1942 2 february 1943 note 1 5 months, 1 week and 3 days location stalingrad, russian sfsr, soviet union result soviet victory destruction of the german 6th army territorial changes expulsion of the axis from the caucasus, reversing their gains from the 1942 summer. Jun 07, 2019 the received wisdom about this book is that it was an orthodox soviet account of the siege of stalingrad and that it lacked the complexity and merit of life and. This is surely one of the best, if not the best, books written on the siege of stalingrad. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read enemy at the gates.

There are several very good books about stalingrad. The description of the siege, from both the german and soviet perspectives, is quite unforgettable. His book stalingrad was awarded the samuel johnson prize for nonfiction, the. Some of the better books on the battle of stalingrad are enemy at the gates. Considered by many historians to be the turning point of world war ii in europe, the soviet armys victory foreshadowed hitlers downfall and the rise of a communist superpower. What is the best book to read about the battle of stalingrad. These important books are john ericksons the road to stalingrad. Jul 22, 2019 and if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts. Its a very detailed book about the fights in the sovietunion, and the brutal battle of stalingrad.

Stalingrad part 1 of 3 audiobook full by atony bevoor youtube. This book covers the battle of stalingrad from beginning to end. Oct 04, 2007 military history books sometimes suffer from being a trawl through facts and figures which makes them a chore to read. In the fivemonth siege that followed, the russians fought to hold stalingrad.

This is a street fighters game, just like the campaign. The story has never been told as antony beevor tells it here. Jan, 2018 stalingrad part 1 of 3 audiobook full by atony bevoor. The nazi war machine proved to be fallible as it spread itself too thin for a cause that was born more from arrogance than practicality. Jun 03, 2019 i n september 1942 the german high command announced that the city of stalingrad had fallen. The print run was not detailed, the book printed using the simplest of papers and released as a paperback clearly it was not meant to be kept for a long time. Dec 16, 2010 buy the siege by dunmore, helen from amazons fiction books store. Stalingrad by antony beevor the undertaking by audrey magee 50 battles that changed the world. The siege of leningrad was one of the longest sieges in history. Oct 30, 2017 it depends on how you want to look at the battle. Friedrich paulus, surrendered the remaining ninety thousand troops of his army to the soviet forces.

Battle of stalingrad, successful soviet defense of the city of stalingrad that was a turning point in favor of the allies in world war ii. Newlyuncovered diaries reveal horrors of cannibalism during nazi siege of leningrad 36 photos of the battle of stalingrad, the biggest clash in the history of war 28 haunting photos from the battle of kursk. What is the definitive book on the wwii battle of stalingrad. Stalingrad besieged is a game that allows 1 to 2 gamers to refight the campaign for stalingrad in 1942, in three different ways. A russian during the battle of stalingrad in the second world war. This battle for the ruins of a city cost more than a million lives. It was the bloodiest battle of world war two so brutal the soviet union suppressed the truth. The fateful siege 194243, and has been translated into 18 languages. Like the holocaust and the gulag, its something we all have a moral duty to know about. In august 1942, hitlers huge sixth army reached the city that bore stalins name. The battle and the resistance, which won the 1993 runciman award.

Moving majestically from berlin to moscow to the boundless kazakh. In the fivemonth siege that followed, the russians fought to hold stalingrad at any cost. House, to the gates of stalingrad volume 1, 2009, armageddon in stalingrad volume 2, 2009, endgame at stalingrad volume 3, 2014. Its main focus is the battle of stalingrad, in particular the period from the initial german attack to operation uranus and the soviet victory. He has published several novels, and his works of nonfiction include the spanish civil war. After stalingrad in early 1943, the general direction of the war on the eastern front turned decisively in favor of the red army.

If there is only one book on stalingrad that you want to read, then i would suggest enemy at the gates by craig. Stalingrad part 1 of 3 audiobook full by atony bevoor. Ive,death of the leaping horsemen, and could not recommend it. The siege of leningrad is one of the great tragedies of 20th century european history.

Soviet troops were clinging on to a narrow strip of land next to the volga river, and held a couple of. Hoyt depicts the epic battle for stalingrad in all its electrifying excitement and savage horror. Russians consider it to be one of the greatest battles of their great patriotic war, and most historians consider it to be the greatest battle of the entire conflict. The carnage of the battle of stalingrad finally came to an end in february 1943, when the german sixth army commander, gen. The battle was joined on 23 august 1942 and concluded over five months later with the encirclement of the assaulting german sixth army by russian reinforcements. The german forces were to hold the city under siege therefore starving the soviet defenders to death. Whilst a good read, i would recommend anthony beevors title first for a detailed overview. By day it is an enormous cloud of burning, blinding smoke. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. A seething fresco of combat, domestic routine under siege and intellectual debate, it confirms that grossman was the supreme bard of the second world war. Berlin, august 20th, 1942 my dear peter, the fuhrer has just announced that we are to take stalingrad.

Battle of stalingrad by kashmala ahmed, paperback barnes. Alexander werth and jochen hellbeck, however, analyze stalingrad in a new light in an attempt to explain the mentality of the soviets during the battle of stalingrad. This was the first book to put a human face on the battle of stalingrad. The english paperback version was published by penguin books in 1999. Stalingrad by anthony beevor is the best battle history for many years balanced, dramatic, dreadful robert conquest, the times literary supplement stalingrad by antony beevor cannot fail to leave one moved victoria mather, daily mail as good a piece of war history as i have ever read jeremy paxman, sunday telegraph. The battle for stalingrad ebook written by william craig. Finally, i am really glad to see this gem available in the kindle format. Jul 01, 1998 this is surely one of the best, if not the best, books written on the siege of stalingrad. The conflicts that most influenced the course of history by william weir. The book starts with operation barbarossa, the german invasion of the ussr in june 1941, and the subsequent drive into the soviet union. A history from beginning to end world war 2 battles book 1 free expedited delivery and up to 30% off rrp on select textbooks shipped and sold by amazon au. The battle of stalingrad is extraordinary in every way. It was the struggle of the german wehrmachts sixth army against the soviet armys defenders of stalingrad. The battle of stalingrad was a brutal military campaign between russian forces and those of nazi germany and the axis powers during world war ii.

The change became irreversible after the battle of kursk, the following july. Book ofthemonth club alternate selectionhistory book club main selection from independent historian beevor coauthor, paris after the liberation, 1994, etc. It is generally about the eastern front war but gives a lot of detail about the street fighting in stalingrad. Library of congress search everything audio recordings books printed material films, videos legislation manuscriptsmixed material maps notated music newspapers periodicals personal narratives photos, prints, drawings software, eresources archived web sites web pages 3d.