ISBN10: 1841763918, ISBN13: 9781841763910, [publisher: Osprey] Softcover Osprey Essential Histories - World War I & II Second World War, The (5) - The Eastern Front 1941-1945 (VG)Manufacturer: OspreyProduct Line: Essential Histories - World War I & IIType: SoftcoverCode: OSPESS024Copyright Date: 2002Please 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 VG. 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:In 1940, fresh from the success in France, Hitler turned his attention to the East. In this volume Geoffrey Jukes explains what led to Hitler's decision to instigate the invasion of the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa) and offers a concise account of the campaign that followed. The Germans expected to conquer Russia in only four months, but at Stalingrad and then Kursk the Russians fought back. At a human cost of 27 million Soviet lives Hitler was forced into a humiliating retreat and Russia emerged from the war as a super power ready to take on the capitalist world.
[Fitchburg, WI, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1999]