ISBN10: 0670870951, ISBN13: 9780670870950, [publisher: Viking Press] Hardcover Viking Press Historical Books (Viking Press) Stalingrad - The Fateful Siege, 1942-1943 (Fair) (binding damaged)Manufacturer: Viking PressProduct Line: Historical Books (Viking Press)Type: HardcoverCopyright Date: 1998Author: Antony BeevorPage Count: 494Please review the condition and any condition notes for the exact condition of this item. All pictures are stock photos. The condition of the item you will receive is Fair - binding damaged. Our grading system is explained in the terms of sale section of our bookseller page. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Product Description:A compulsive narrative of the harrowing siege that was the psychological turning point of World War II, drawn from sources never-before seen by Western scholarsIn June 1941, German forces swept across Soviet territory in an offensive that finally brought them within twenty-five miles of Moscow. But in August 1942, the overconfident Hitler chose the wrong target, Stalin's namesake city on the Volga. The battle of Stalingrad is extraordinary in every way: the triumphant invader fought to a standstill; then the Soviet trap sprung, surrounding their attackers; and the terrible siege, with Germans starving and freezing, forced to fight on by a disbelieving Hitler.The story has never been told as Antony Beevor tells it here. He writes of the great Manichaean clash between Stalin and Hitler, and the ...