Like some astronomers, who discover cosmic objects not by direct observation, but by watching the deviations of known heavenly bodies from their calculated trajectories, Peter Mezhiritsky makes his fi
Why are some battles remembered more than others? Surprisingly, it is not just size that matters, nor the number of dead, the ‘decisiveness’ of battles or their effects on communities and civilisation
Christina Morina's book examines the history of the Eastern Front war and its impact on German politics and society throughout the postwar period. She argues that the memory of the Eastern Front war was one of the most crucial and contested themes in each part of the divided Germany. Although the Holocaust gained the most prominent position in West German memory, official memory in East Germany centered on the war against the USSR. The book analyzes the ways in which these memories emerged in postwar German political culture during and after the Cold War, and how views of these events played a role in contemporary political debates. The analysis pays close attention to the biographies of the protagonists both during the war and after, drawing distinctions between the accepted, public memory of events and individual encounters with the war.
Revised edition of a rare account of a German armored division in combat at the epic Battle of Stalingrad.Day-by-day story of the 24th Panzer Division's savage fighting in the streets of Stalingrad in
First-person German accounts of bloody combat Includes never-before-seen photos "We had been hit in the left side of our Panzer III and had no choice but to bail out. In our black uniforms, we clearly
Stalingrad was one of the largest, bloodiest, and most famous battles in history as well as one of the major turning points of World War II. Lavishly illustrated with photos and maps, Island of Fire p
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 Stal
Retired US Colonel, French L. MacLean, presents a detailed account of the fall of the German Sixth Army during the failed siege of Stalingrad. The two-volume set recalls day by day troop movements and
Compilation of first-person German accounts from the battle of Stalingrad Depicts life for soldiers trapped in the city by Soviet forces Vivid accounts of brutal hand-to-hand fighting in the streets o
‘As a sniper, I’ve killed more than a few Nazis. I have a passion for observing enemy behavior. You watch a Nazi officer come out of a bunker, acting all high and mighty, ordering his soldiers every w
An account of the Battle of Stalingrad, based on daily reports from both sides, outlines the organization and training of both armies and chronicles the German advance, Soviet defenses, and flanking a