Marshal Zhukov : the man who beat Hitler / Albert Axell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Axell, Albert.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zhukov, Georgiĭ Konstantinovich, 1896-1974.

Zhukov, Georgiĭ Konstantinovich.

Marshals--Soviet Union--Biography.

Marshals.

Soviet Union.

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Eastern Front.

World War, 1939-1945.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

viii, 255 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Pearson Longman, 2003.

Summary:

Albert Axell gets us closer to the real Zhukov than any previous biographyThis is a compelling portrait of one of the most outstanding commanders of the 20th century. Richard Overy, author of "Russias War"""

Very well written and most informative. Joachim Fest, author of "Hitler "and "The Face of the Third Reich."

The story of Georgi Zhukov is here set out in fascinating detail. Every reader will gain an insight into the Soviet struggle in its Great Patriotic War, and the role of the man who was arguably its greatest military commander Sir Martin Gilbert, author of "The Second World War" and "Winston S. Churchill"""

Zhukov springs to life on every page...a vivid, inspiring and indispensable account of the greatest Russian military leader'Martin McCauley

Lively, compelling, fascinating and essential reading for everyone interested in Russias greatest general, Marshal Zhukov, and his contribution to the destruction of Nazi Germany. Geoffrey Roberts, University College Cork.

Contents:

Introduction: A Search for the Real Zhukov 1

1 The Shaping-up Years 13

2 A Tsarist Cavalryman 21

3 A New Regime 30

4 The Great Madness 44

5 Zhukov in Mongolia 50

6 Hitler Goes to War 63

7 Moscow in Danger 78

8 'We Were Eating the Park ...' 90

9 'A Pocket Edition of Hell' 100

10 Kursk: the Nazis' Waterloo 113

11 The Partisans of Belarus 122

12 Berlin: Defeat and Revival 135

13 Hitler's Marriage and Death 150

14 'Bastards and Plotters' 156

15 Stalin and Zhukov 171

16 Beria: Arrest and Death 184

17 Big Brother and Zhukov 191

18 The Eisenhower-Zhukov Friendship 197

19 Wives and Daughters 213

20 Falling in Love

the Second Time 223

21 In Memoriam 229

Epilogue: A Grateful Posterity 232.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0582772338

OCLC:

49785424