Title:
World War II. The Eastern Front, 1941-1945 / Geoffrey Jukes ; Robert O'Neil, series editor.
ISBN:
9781435891340
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Publication Information:
New York : Rosen Pub. Group, 2010.
Physical Description:
96 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 26 cm.
General Note:
Originally published as v. 5 of The Second World War. Oxford: Osprey, 2002-2003.
Contents:
Background to war: a dictators' deal and a double-cross -- Warring sides: Germany gambles on a quick win -- Outbreak: Germany achieves surprise -- The fighting: Red Army battered but not beaten -- Portrait of a soldier: the German and the Russian view -- The world around war: propoganda, lend-lease and land grabs -- Portrait of a civilian: "we were as mobilised as the soldiers" -- How the war ended: Germany surrenders, Stalin joins the war on Japan -- Conclusion and consequences: from alliance to Cold War.
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OCLC Number:
ocn428895780
Availability:
Lakeville - Heritage~1
