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On the orders of Hitler, and in violation of a non-aggression pact, German troops invaded an unprepared Russia in 1941, setting off what one historian called "the most terrible slaughter of the entire war." Rodric Braithwaite recounts the Battle of Moscow, in the cold winter of 1941, when the Russian army and the Russian people, in the face of overwhelming odds, put up a relentless resistance, and, after great losses, stopped the Nazi march. Braithwaite draws on documentation and interviews to portray the experiences of everyday Russian people as he describes a decisive chapter of World War II history.
| Size | | Length: | 398 pages | | Height: | 6.8 in | | Width: | 6.8 in | | Thickness: | 1.5 in | | Weight: | 31.2 oz |
Industry Reviews
"[P]rovides a new and beautifully researched account of what had been a poorly understood part of the war."
(10/25/2007)
"[Braithwaite] has produced a symphonic evocation of a great city at war."
(10/23/2006)
"Moscow 1941 is a wonderful book about a battle that -- although it has attracted less attention than, say, Stalingrad or Kursk -- was in fact the biggest in world history. The book is also an excellent addition to a series of recent English language histories that evoke for the Western reader how the Soviet experience must--on a daily basis and by people from different social strata--have been lived."
(12/24/2006)
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