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Barbarossa: And the Bloodiest War in History
Tells the story of how those on the Eastern Front lived and survived, and how, once the tide had turned, they exacted an appalling revenge on the Nazi aggressors.
416 pages, Paperback
Published June 9, 2022
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July 8, 2023
A very Russian - Centric account of the Eastern Front of WW2, which whilst often skimming over details has a heavy focus on personal accounts of Russian civilians. The book offers a good - albeit basic - overview of the Eastern Front and would make a perfect introduction for new historians into the subject, though it’s probably not for you if you’re well read up on the German-Soviet War already.
If you enjoyed the book or are looking for something else similar but with more detail, I would strongly recommend Richard Overy’s ‘Russia’s War’, which had a very similar tone, albeit with a much greater depth of detail (especially his writing of the build up to war).
If you enjoyed the book or are looking for something else similar but with more detail, I would strongly recommend Richard Overy’s ‘Russia’s War’, which had a very similar tone, albeit with a much greater depth of detail (especially his writing of the build up to war).
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