The lighthouse of Stalingrad : the epic siege at the heart of WWII's greatest battle
MacGregor, Iain2022
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The sacrifices that enabled the Soviet Union to defeat Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-45 are sacrosanct. The foundation of their eventual victory was laid during the battle for the city of Stalingrad, resting on the banks of the river Volga. For Germany, the catastrophic defeat was the beginning of their eventual demise that would see the Red Army two years later flying their flag of victory above the Reichstag. Stalingrad is seen as the pivotal battle of the Second World War, with over two million civilians and combatants either killed, wounded or captured during the bitter winter of September 1942. Both sides endured terrible conditions in brutal house-to-house fighting reminiscent of the Great War. Within this life-and-death struggle for the heart of the city and situated on the frontline was a key strategic building, codenamed: 'The Lighthouse'.
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Author:
MacGregor, Iain, author
Imprint:
London : Constable, 2022.
Collation:
xx, 346 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781472135216 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
940.542174940.542940.5421 940.5421747940.542 MACG
Language:
English
BRN:
2290664
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