The battle for Stalingrad became the focus of Hitler and Stalin's determination to win the war on the eastern front. But the eventual victory of the Red Army, and the failure of Hitler's Operation Barbarossa, was the first defeat of Hitler's territorial ambitions in Europe, and the start of his decline. This book deals with this battle.
The battle for Stalingrad became the focus of Hitler and Stalin's determination to win the war on the eastern front. But the eventual victory of the Red Army, and the failure of Hitler's Operation Barbarossa, was the first defeat of Hitler's territorial ambitions in Europe, and the start of his decline. This book deals with this battle.
StalingradList of Illustrations and Maps Preface Part One. 'The World Will Hold Its Breath' 1. The Double-Edged Sword of Barbarossa 2. 'Nothing is Impossible for the German Soldier!' 3. 'Smash in the Door and the Whole Rotten Structure Will Come Crashing Down!' 4. Hitler's Hubris: The Delayed Battle for Moscow Part Two. Barbarossa Relaunched 5. General Paulus's First Battle 6. 'How Much Land Does a Man Need?' 7. 'Not One Step Backwards' 8. 'The Volga is Reached!' Part Three. 'The Fateful City' 9. 'Time is Blood': The September Battles 10. Rattenkrieg 11. Traitors and Allies 12. Fortresses of Rubble and Iron 13. Paulus's Final Assault 14. 'All For the Front!' Part Four. Zhukov's Trap 15. Operation Uranus 16. Hitler's Obsession 17. 'The Fortress Without a Roof' 18. 'Der Manstein Kommit!' 19. 'Christmas in the German Way' Part Five. The Subjugation of the Sixth Army 20. The Air-Bridge 21. 'Surrender Out of the Question' 22. 'A German Field Marshall Does Not Commit Suicide with a Pair of Nail Scissors!' 23. 'Stop Dancing! Stalingrad Has Fallen' 24. The City of the Dead 25. The Sword of Stalingrad Appendix A: German and Soviet Orders of Battle, 19 November 1942 Appendix B: The Statistical Debate: Sixth Army Strength in the Kessel References Source Notes Select Bibliography Index
StalingradList of Illustrations and Maps Preface Part One. 'The World Will Hold Its Breath' 1. The Double-Edged Sword of Barbarossa 2. 'Nothing is Impossible for the German Soldier!' 3. 'Smash in the Door and the Whole Rotten Structure Will Come Crashing Down!' 4. Hitler's Hubris: The Delayed Battle for Moscow Part Two. Barbarossa Relaunched 5. General Paulus's First Battle 6. 'How Much Land Does a Man Need?' 7. 'Not One Step Backwards' 8. 'The Volga is Reached!' Part Three. 'The Fateful City' 9. 'Time is Blood': The September Battles 10. Rattenkrieg 11. Traitors and Allies 12. Fortresses of Rubble and Iron 13. Paulus's Final Assault 14. 'All For the Front!' Part Four. Zhukov's Trap 15. Operation Uranus 16. Hitler's Obsession 17. 'The Fortress Without a Roof' 18. 'Der Manstein Kommit!' 19. 'Christmas in the German Way' Part Five. The Subjugation of the Sixth Army 20. The Air-Bridge 21. 'Surrender Out of the Question' 22. 'A German Field Marshall Does Not Commit Suicide with a Pair of Nail Scissors!' 23. 'Stop Dancing! Stalingrad Has Fallen' 24. The City of the Dead 25. The Sword of Stalingrad Appendix A: German and Soviet Orders of Battle, 19 November 1942 Appendix B: The Statistical Debate: Sixth Army Strength in the Kessel References Source Notes Select Bibliography Index
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