22 июня, или Когда началась Великая Отечественная война

Великая Отечественная: Неизвестная война

by Mark Solonin

Istoricul militar rus Mark Solonin este autorul mai multor carti despre al Doilea Razboi Mondial, in care demoleaza vechile mituri ale propagandei comuniste, cum e cel al imperiului stalinist „linistit, pasnic si aproape neinarmat”. In cel mai cunoscut dintre volumele sale, Butoiul si cercurile, autorul dezvaluie realitatile dure ale Uniunii Sovietice cu precadere de la inceputul razboiului, intre care incapacitatea cadrelor de conducere ale armatei de a colabora eficient si de a fructifica avantajul tehnicii de lupta superioare in fata unui invadator bine organizat. Cifrele invocate arata ca numarul dezertorilor din Armata Rosie a fost cu mult mai mare decat al celor raniti sau morti in lupta, iar pierderile materiale inregistrate au fost cauzate mai curand de incompetenta ofiterilor superiori decat de puterea de foc a inamicului. Concluzia la care ajunge Mark Solonin este ca pentru Stalin al Doilea Razboi Mondial – pe care l-a pregatit, l-a provocat si l-a dezlantuit cu atata tenacitate, dar atat de inabil – s-a incheiat cu o victorie ce nu i-a apartinut, „cel mai genial conducator de osti al tuturor timpurilor si popoarelor” fiind declarat „creatorul si organizatorul Marii Victorii”.

Genres: History

520 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

Russian historian, and author who writes about the history of World War II. An aviation engineer by training, he has written numerous books on the Second World War. Since 2016, Solonin lives in Estonia

Reviews

[Ana-Maria Bujor · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm giving this book 5 stars for managing to change my mind on a topic I thought I knew quite well. Recently I've also read a book from the perspective of the Luftwaffe and now it all makes more sense. The stories do not necessarily contradict, but present the same phenomenon from two sides. And now I want like 20 more books on the topic.
So we've been fed this theory that the German army was so much better than the antiquated Russian army, led by whoever was left after the Terror. However, my volume on the Luftwaffe mentioned how disconcerting fighting against Russian tanks was, how they found the Soviets prepared for air attacks, and much more. So was it so? Were only the cold and the large number of soldiers responsible for the win? Well, no.
This book makes a very good case for USSR being actually very well prepared for war, as they were thinking of starting it. But what they did not prepare was the human factor. And this is where the book gets quite heartbreaking, after analyzing tanks and cannons for pages, and pages. I found the last part of the book to be very sobering after the first two parts made me very curious.
Overall, a fantastic read for anyone interested in military history. You may overall choose to look for other information and theories, but it will definitely change your mind, at least about some things.

[Alexander Manilov · Rating 5 out of 5]

Отличнейшая книга

[Teodor Hossu-Longin · Rating 5 out of 5]

O carte fabuloasă despre Operațiunea Barbarossa, care te va face să realizezi că istoria se rescrie în fiecare zi, iar Al doilea Război Mondial este încă o mare necunoscută.