Product Description

 Victory at Stalingrad tells the gripping strategic and military story of that battle. The hard-won Soviet victory prevented Hitler from waging the Second World War for another ten years and set the Germans on the road to defeat. The Soviet victory also prevented the Nazis from completing the Final Solution, the wholesale destruction of European Jewry, which began with Hitler’s "War of Annihilation" against the Soviets on the Eastern Front.

Geoffrey Roberts places the conflict in the context of the clash between two mighty powers:their world views and their leaders. He presents a great human drama, highlighting the contribution made by political and military leaders on both sides. He shows that the real story of the battle was the Soviets’ failure to achieve their greatest ambition: to deliver an immediate, war-winning knockout blow to the Germans.

This provocative reassessment presents new evidence and challenges the myths and legends that surround both the battle and the key personalities who led and planned it.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #292409 in Books
• Published on: 2002-11-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 280 pages

Review

"Based on the best Russian, German, British and American sources, it is by far the most readable, informative, and cogent book on that epochal battle." Albert Resis

"well written...well organised...packed with information. It gives readers a sound understanding of this great battle and moves the debate forwar." Contemporary Review

From the Back Cover

`This is vintage history at its best…The author provides fascinating insights into the epic Battle of Stalingrad including a skilful examination of the profound consequences of its outcome.’ Albert Axell

`Roberts makes excellent sense of events on the battlefield, but his book is more than just a good story. It also places the battle definitively in the historical and political context of World War II and Stalin's dictatorship.’ Mark Harrison

`fresh, lucid and highly readable…combines compelling narrative with powerful analysis.’ Edward Acton

`Geoffrey Roberts has written a brilliant introductory survey of the battle of Stalingrad’ Dennis Ogden

Sixty years ago the Battle of Stalingrad determined the outcome of the Second World War and the shape of Europe for the rest of the 20th century.

tells the gripping strategic and military story of that battle. The hard-won Soviet victory prevented Hitler from waging the Second World War for another ten years and set the Germans on the road to defeat. The Soviet victory also prevented the Nazis from completing the Final Solution, the wholesale destruction of European Jewry, which began with Hitler’s "War of Annihilation" against the Soviets on the Eastern Front.

Geoffrey Roberts places the conflict in the context of the clash between two mighty powers:their world views and their leaders. He presents a great human drama, highlighting the contribution made by political and military leaders on both sides. He shows that the real story of the battle was the Soviets’ failure to achieve their greatest ambition: to deliver an immediate, war-winning knockout blow to the Germans.

This provocative reassessment presents new evidence and challenges the myths and legends that surround both the battle and the key personalities who led and planned it.

About the Author
Geoffrey Roberts is a Soviet and World War Two specialist, and has written both general and specific histories of Russia. 

Customer Reviews

An excellent book.
Having read two of Mr Roberts' other books, I was eagerly awaiting the publication of Victory at Stalingrad. My grandfather was killed at Stalingrad so I had a personal interest in reading this book. I was not disappointed. Mr Roberts details the events of this amazing period in World War II with great understanding and does full justice to the people who lost their lives, and the true significance of the battle.

this fiery trial
Describing the American Civil war the then president described it as a fiery trial. Geoffrey Roberts has given us an account of another fiery trial. The book is an excellent read, describing not only the victory at Stalingrad but a short gripping account of the conflict on the eastern front. It is brief and to the point as well as having a factual analysis of the historical event.

this field trial
Describing the American Civil war the then president described it as a fiery trial. Geoffrey Roberts has given us an account of another fiery trial. The book is an excellent read, describing not only the victory at Stalingrad but a short gripping account of the conflict on the eastern front. It is brief and to the point as well as having a factual analysis of the historical event.