Glantz, David M.
Barbarossa: Hitler's Invasion of Russia, 1941
Stroud, England: Tempus, 2001
Binding: Softcover
Pages: 256
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David Glantz
See also more books on the same topic(s):
Battle for Moscow, October - December 1941
Operation Barbarossa, June - December 1941
Operation Barbarossa: Army Group Center, June - October 1941
Operation Barbarossa: Army Group North, June - December 1941
Operation Barbarossa: Army Group South, June - December 1941
Russo-German War, 1941-1945
Soviet winter offensive, November 1941 - May 1942
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Feedback from M MORTON on Tuesday, 31 July 2001
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This book has superseded Clark's Barbarossa as an intro to the complexity of Unternehmen Barbarossa. It is an excellent complement to David Glantz's books on the Eastern front, and while concentrating on the military aspects of the campaign briefly describes some of the political background where it impinges on the narrative. Those readers who have other Glantz books will know the quality of his research based on Soviet archives.
Faults are mostly about the readability of the text, this reviewer found the notes at the back awkward to read. Overall though this book is a must for all those interested in the Eastern Front in WW2. Very highly recommended.
Feedback from Duane Revesz on Wednesday, 8 May 2002
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It is about time that the war on the eastern front was put into proper perspective.
I live in a community that was settled primarily by Germans (although my father was Hungarian), and in northern climate, I often challenge them on their assumptions of German superiority. My contention is that the Germans were utterly stupid to invade a country not being aware of the essential circumstances of land area, climate and transportation. And despite all the German talk about cold, when I relate whatthe actual temperatures were that the Germans faced they are often surprised. They were mild when compared to our normal temperatures for that time of year. We don't even plug in our cars unless it gets down to 10 degrees Celcius!
Feedback from M.Lefevre on Tuesday, 28 February 2006
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I actually was disappointed by this book.I expected more form Mr. Glantz than this and suspect it was just a "coffee table" survey history of the first six months of the war. Better to read "The clash of Titans". But the gem in the rough was the references to VIZ articles refered to in the bibliography "liudskie poteri sovetskikh vooruzhennykh..." which details new imformation about Soviet losses in the south and south-west front in late october thru november 1941. This theatre of operations is scacelycovered by th Soviets and any information brought to light I personally find a good thing...otherwise I expected more from David Glantz.
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