Unternehmen Barbarossa im Bild: Der Rußlandkrieg fotografiert von Soldaten (1981) By Paul Carell
The march to Russia. With 20 multicolored and 61 monochrome illustrations based on original photos, 35 ktn.-sizzen ue inserted overview cap. With card - Operation Barbarossa, was the secret cover word for the German plan of attack against the Soviet Union. It was The name for the great tragedy of our century: On June 22nd, 1941, shortly after three o'clock, it began: with three million men, 750,000 horses, 600,000 vehicles, 3,580 tanks and 7,184 guns, under the protection of three air fleets with 1,830 aircraft overran the German armies the Soviet armed forces, fought daring kettle battles and advanced in 14 months fighting over 1,500 km to the east as far as the Volga. Then came the great defeat: in Stalingrad, the Barbarossa company ended, the first act of the German-Soviet war ended. Paul Carell captured and shaped this event from the perspective of the soldier as well as from the perspective of the great strategy in his own, objective and captivating way. The result is a book that is gripping and informative, poignant and documentary at the same time, and which has rightly been a global success. Together with Burnt Earth, which describes the second act of the drama, the years of the German retreat beyond the Vistula River, here lies a comprehensive representation of the Russian War. Carell has mastered this subject in his own way of working and writing, has grasped and shaped the events from the perspective of the soldier as well as from the perspective of the grand strategy: you look into Hitler's headquarters and Stalin's Stawka, see the decisions of Soviet marshals and German commanders ripen and find the front officer and soldiers on both sides in the same place Entanglement.
The Book is in German Text, but also includes an additional English Brochure for translation of the Photo captions.
- Hard Cover with Dust Jacket
- 466 pages
- In Good Condition
