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Myths and legends of the Eastern Front : reassessing the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945 / Boris V. Sokolov ; edited and translated by Richard W. Harrison.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sokolov, B. V. (Boris Vadimovich), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Eastern Front.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 381 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England ; Philadelphia : Pen & Sword Military, [2019]
- Summary:
- "This English translation of the original Russian work is thought provoking, challenging the 'official' version of what happened" during World War II ( Firetrench ).The memory of the Second World War on the Eastern Front--still referred to in modern Russia as the Great Patriotic War--is an essential element of Russian identity and history, as.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Translator's Introduction
- Preface
- 1. The Origins of the Second World War
- 2. Stalin's and Hitler's Plans to Attack Each Other
- 3. The 1941 Campaign
- 4. The Battle of Moscow
- 5. The Battles for Stalingrad and the Caucasus
- 6. The Battle of Kursk - the Wehrmacht's Final Offensive on the Eastern Front
- 7. The Normandy Invasion and Soviet Successes in 1944-5
- 8. The Battle of Berlin
- 9. If Not for the Allies
- 10. Life Under German Occupation
- 11. Life in the Soviet Rear
- 12. The Price of Victory
- 13. Epilogue: Soviet Heroic Myths and Real Feats
- Notes
- Plate section.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-5267-4229-2
- 1-5267-4227-6
- OCLC:
- 1204136585
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