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2) Stalingrad
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Uses aerial reconnaissance photographs and computer technology to provide a new look at the Battle of Stalingrad.
Author
Series
Courtney novels volume 16
Publisher
Zaffre
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Torn apart by war, Saffron Courtney and Gerhard von Meerbach are thousands of miles apart, both struggling for their lives. Gerhard, despite his objections to the Nazi regime, is fighting for the Fatherland, hoping to one day have the opportunity to rid Germany of Hitler and his cronies. But as his unit is thrown into the hellish attrition of the Battle of Stalingrad, he knows his chances of survival are dwindling by the day. Saffron, recruited by...
4) Stalingrad
Publisher
Hen's Tooth Video
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
In the spring of 1942, German troops advanced deep into the Soviet Union en route to Stalingrad. Hitler seriously misjudged the tenacity of the Red Army and was convinced that the city could be conquereed before winter. Ordinary foot soldiers, inadequately clothed and without sufficient food, struggled just to stay alive.
6) The lighthouse of Stalingrad: the hidden truth at the heart of the greatest battle of World War II
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A thrilling, vivid, and highly detailed account of the epic siege during one of World War II's most important battles, told by the brilliant British editor-turned-historian and author of Checkpoint Charlie, Iain MacGregor. To the Soviet Union, the sacrifices that enabled the country to defeat Nazi Germany in World War II are sacrosanct. The foundation of the Soviets' hard-won victory was laid during the battle for the city of Stalingrad, resting...
7) Stalingrad
Pub. Date
2014
Language
Russian
Description
An epic look at the battle that turned the tide of World War II. A band of determined Russian soldiers fight to hold a strategic building in their devastated city against a ruthless German army, and in the process become deeply connected to two Russian women who have been living there. The scale of the battle contrasts dramatically with the human drama of the Russian soldiers, the few remaining civilians and their invaders into Stalingrad.
8) Stalingrad
Author
Series
Publisher
New York Review Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Vassily Grossman (1905 - 1964) has become well-known in the last twenty years - above all for his novel Life and Fate. This has often been described as a Soviet (or anti-Soviet) War and Peace. Most readers, however, do not realize that it is only the second half of a dilogy. The first half, originally titled Stalingrad but published in 1952 under the title For a just cause, has received surprisingly little attention. Scholars and critics seem to...
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