Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading stalingrad. In the fivemonth siege that followed, the russians fought to hold stalingrad at any cost. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the author, isbn or anything else. Military history books sometimes suffer from being a trawl through facts and figures which makes them a chore to read. What beevor conveys better than others is the sheer brutality of the eastern front and the stalingrad battle. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read stalingrad.
The luftwaffe and hitlers defeat in the east 1942 1943 and earl ziemke and magna bauers moscow to stalingrad. Writing history with antony beevor melbourne writers festival 2015. It is worth the read, especially if you are interested in the eastern front and are looking for a beginner book on the topic. The luftwaffe and hitlers defeat in the east 1942 1943 and earl ziemke and magna bauer. Download file pdf stalingrad antony beevor stalingrad. Dec 21, 2016 antony beevor s stalingrad isnt something thats going to captivate the man or woman already welleducated on the stalingrad campaign. Stalins war with germany and joel haywards stopped at stalingrad. Stalingrad covers the battle of stalingrad during world war ii.
Plus easytounderstand solutions written by experts for thousands of other textbooks. His empathetic look at the conditions of the german soldiers and pows in the final chapters of the book is a powerful reminder that war is not about valour and bravery but about. The battle of stalingrad was not only the psychological turning point of world war ii. Stalingrad conveys the experience of soldiers on both sides, fighting in inhuman conditions, and of civilians trapped on an urban battlefield. No one doubts that the stalin regime did some terrible things, or that the german soldiers suffered, but to tell the story of the battle of stalingrad primarily in those terms is to fail to tell the. In this book, master military historian, antony beevor, applies his proven technique of matching opposing units battle journals by date and time to reconstruct the clashes of the battles in vivid color and detail. The battle and the resistance runciman prize, stalingrad samuel johnson prize, wolfson prize for history and. In the five month siege that followed, the russians fought to hold stalingrad at any cost. If youre already familiar with the movements and actions of pauluss 6th army in and around the don, or if youre already well versed with operation uranus and its causes and results, feel free to skip this book and move on to something a little more in depth. From antony beevor, the internationally bestselling author of dday and the battle of arnhem. He presents a fairly broad view of the conflict, whilst regularly relying on short anecdotes to give things a personal feel. The book won the first samuel johnson prize, the wolfson history prize and the hawthornden prize for literature in 1999. My choice this year is, without any doubt, antony beevors stalingrad, a magnificent winter tapestry. His book stalingrad was awarded the samuel johnson prize for.
In august 1942, hitlers huge sixth army reached the city that bore stalins name. Great historical book on the battle in stalingrad during world war ii. The fateful siege 1942 1943 by antony beevor penguin, london, 1998 enemy at the gates a film directed by jeanjacques annaud 2001 the battle. In the greater scheme of things, this is minutia, and detracts little from the saga of stalingrad. The battle of stalingrad is extraordinary in every way.
Stalingrad by antony beevor overdrive rakuten overdrive. Stalingrad was a city in russia where nazi germany and the soviet union fought for control. Excerpts from the book when the german retreat started on 20 november, we soviet pows were put instead of horses to drag the carts loaded with ammunition and food. From independent historian beevor coauthor, paris after the liberation, 1994, etc. Stalingrad was the first of beevors epic world war 2 history books. The fateful siege, 19421943 from the worlds largest community of readers. The fateful siege, 1942 1943 gets 5 stars for the epic battle history presented here. Antony beevor s stalingrad left me exhausted by the books end, but curiously wanting more. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Stalingrad is a topclass laymens history of an epic and important battle in world war 2. The fateful siege, 19421943 this armchair strategist never possessed the qualities for true generalship, because he ignored practical problems.
Antony beevor leads up to the events at stalingrad with some background to the siege and its aftermath. The story has never been told as antony beevor tells it here. The book was pitched just right for me, with enough detail provided but remaining readable without too much effort. A painstakingly thorough study that will become a standard work on the battle of stalingrad. Jun 21, 2016 this is the second book i have read, the other having nothing to do with war, where the literal translations felt just plain clumsy.
This book by noted writer antony beevor joins three others that are essential english language classics on stalingrad. Read or download now book 0140284583read stalingrad. Stalingrad strikes a good balance between presenting the facts whilst remaining readable. The fateful siege is a narrative account of the battle of stalingrad in the second world war. Pdf stalingradthe fateful siege19421943 ariel raphaeli. Beevor was able to obtain both russian and german documents that had been concealed by their respective governments.
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The war in sicily and italy, 19431944 the liberation trilogy rick atkinson. Stalingrad by anthony beevor is the best battle history for many years balanced, dramatic, dreadful robert conquest, the times literary supplement stalingrad by antony beevor cannot fail to leave one moved victoria mather, daily mail as good a piece of war history as i have ever read jeremy paxman, sunday telegraph. In june 1941, when hitler launched operation barbarossa, the invasion of the soviet union, with a vast. This acclaimed book by antony beevor is available at in several formats for your ereader. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Stalingrad is a narrative history written by antony beevor of the battle fought in and around the city of stalingrad during world war ii, as well as the events leading up to it. Stalingrad ebook by antony beevor 9781101153567 rakuten kobo. The fateful siege, 1942 1943 by antony beevor first published 1998. In summary, beevor s book lacks balance, does little in the way of introducing new evidence or insight into the battle, and is poorly documented.
The battle for normandy prix henry malherbe and the rusi westminster medal, the second world war, ardennes 1944 prix medicis shortlist and arnhem. Stalingrad isbn 9780141032405 pdf epub antony beevor. This book would transform the reputation of anthony beevor, a former british army officer, and would be later translated into 18 languages. The fateful siege, 1942 1943 by antony beevor, artemis cooper and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The siege of stalingrad in july 1942, the nazi army bombs the. It was first published by viking press in 1998 the book won the first samuel johnson prize, the wolfson history prize and the hawthornden prize for literature in 1999. The fateful siege, 1942 1943 by antony beevor education materials historical books history of world wars world war ii. By purchasing this title, you may be eligible to receive an ebook credit toward select titles. Dec 14, 2016 antony beevor stalingrad audiobook part 2 leo dagostino. My choice this year is, without any doubt, antony b.
Beevor is descended from a long line of writers, being a son of kinta beevor born janet carinthia waterfield, 22 december 1911 29 august 1995, who was the daughter of lina waterfield, an author and foreign correspondent for the observer and a descendant of lucie duffgordon author of a travelogue on egypt. On the fourth panzer armys front to the south of stalingrad, german regiments heard the artillery barrages on the morning of 19 november well over sixty miles to their northwest. The battle and the resistance runciman prize, stalingrad samuel johnson prize, wolfson prize for history and hawthornden prize, berlin. Stalingrad was awarded the samuel johnson proze for nonfiction, the wolfson history prize and the hawthornden prize in 1999. It turned the tide and the fortunes of the allies and started the mighty push back of the third reich.