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PublisherPen & Sword Books The Limited
ISBN-101526734079
ISBN-139781526734075
eBay Product ID (ePID)17038536223
Product Key Features
Book TitleSurvivors of Stalingrad : Eyewitness Accounts from the 6th Army, 1942-1943
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2018
TopicMilitary / World War II, Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Europe / Germany, Military / General
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorReinhold Busch
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
ReviewsThe essays offer an unvarnished look at not only the severe fighting that characterized these months, but also the simple attempt to survive the rampant disease, malnourishment, and harsh winter on the steppe and in the ruins of Stalingrad., This is a book that sheds light upon the best and worst of the human condition. It stands as testament to the baseness of mankind as well as the astonishing levels to which it may rise; both its greatest strength and its limitation. Busch's book is disturbing and thought provoking and is a memorial to those who sacrificed for their country and their comrades.
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal940.5421747
SynopsisIn November 1942, as the Battle of Stalingrad continued to rage, the Red Army launched a devastating counter-attack from outside the city. The Soviet forces smashed the German siege and encircled Stalingrad, trapping some 290,000 soldiers of the German 6th Army inside. For almost three months, during the harshest period of the Russian winter, the besieged German troops endured atrocious conditions. Freezing cold and reliant on dwindling food supplies from Luftwaffe air drops, thousands died from starvation, frostbite or infection, if not from the fighting itself. This important work reconstructs the grim fate of the 6th Army in full by, for the first time, examining the little-known story of the field hospitals and central dressing stations. The author has trawled through hundreds of previously unpublished reports, interviews, diaries and newspaper accounts to reveal the experiences of soldiers of all ranks, from simple soldiers to generals. The book includes first-hand accounts of soldiers who were wounded or fell ill and were flown out of the encirclement; as well as those who fought to the bitter end and were taken prisoner by the Soviets. They reflect on the severity of the fighting, and reveal the slowly ebbing hopes for survival. Together they provide an illuminating and tragic portrait of the climactic events at Stalingrad., In November 1942, as the Battle of Stalingrad continued to rage, the Red Army launched a devastating counter-attack from outside the city. The Soviet forces smashed the German siege and encircled Stalingrad, trapping some 290,000 soldiers of the German 6th Army inside., "The essays offer an unvarnished look at not only the severe fighting that characterized these months, but also the simple attempt to survive the rampant disease, malnourishment, and harsh winter on the steppe and in the ruins of Stalingrad." -- Globe at War In November 1942, as the Battle of Stalingrad continued to rage, the Red Army launched a devastating counter-attack from outside the city. The Soviet forces smashed the German siege and encircled Stalingrad, trapping some 290,000 soldiers of the German 6th Army inside. For almost three months, during the harshest period of the Russian winter, the besieged German troops endured atrocious conditions. Freezing cold and reliant on dwindling food supplies from Luftwaffe air drops, thousands died from starvation, frostbite or infection, if not from the fighting itself. This important work reconstructs the grim fate of the 6th Army in full by, for the first time, examining the little-known story of the field hospitals and central dressing stations. The author has trawled through hundreds of previously unpublished reports, interviews, diaries and newspaper accounts to reveal the experiences of soldiers of all ranks, from simple soldiers to generals. The book includes first-hand accounts of soldiers who were wounded or fell ill and were flown out of the encirclement; as well as those who fought to the bitter end and were taken prisoner by the Soviets. They reflect on the severity of the fighting, and reveal the slowly ebbing hopes for survival. Together they provide an illuminating and tragic portrait of the climactic events at Stalingrad.
LC Classification NumberD764.3.S7
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- 09. Sep. 2020
Best Book I have read in years.
Stories of those German soldiers who fought at Stalingrad were captured or evacuated. Horrific stories of their endurance against impossible odds. Compelling stories that leave you thinking about everyone after absorbing them. A terrific book. I have over 1700 books, magazines (all military history - non fiction from the Roman empire to present and this one will stand as my best.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
