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The Retreat: Hitler's First Defeat

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Description for The Retreat: Hitler's First Defeat Paperback. The thrilling history of the turning point of the Second World War, when Hitler's armies were halted on the Eastern Front. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2x8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 268.

The thrilling history of the turning point of the Second World War, when Hitler's armies were halted on the Eastern Front

At the moment of crisis in 1941 on the Eastern front, with the forces of Hitler massing on the outskirts of Moscow, the miraculous occurred: Moscow was saved. Yet this turning point was followed by a long retreat, in which Russian forces, inspired by old beliefs in the sacred motherland, pushed back German forces steeled by the vision of the ubermensch, the iron-willed fighter. Many of Russia's 27 million military and civilian deaths occurred in this desperate struggle.... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Murray
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719569722
SKU
V9780719569722
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About Michael Jones
Michael Jones has a PhD in History from Bristol University. He subsequently taught at Bristol Polytechnic, Glasgow University and Winchester College. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and now works freelance as a writer, media historical consultant and presenter. He has written two books and for the last 5 years he has conducted Battlefield Tours of the ... Read more

Reviews for The Retreat: Hitler's First Defeat
'A gripping account . . . told with verve and scholarship'
Andrew Roberts
Praise for STALINGRAD and LENINGRAD by Michael Jones -
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'A milestone in the treatment of the battle ... highly effective and utterly captivating. Previous accounts have been unable to fully convey the desperate ferocity of the battle. Now we see it ... Read more

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