About this title: A narrative history of the decisive battle of World War II. In June 1941 Hitler overruled the advice of his general staff and ordered the German army to invade the Soviet Union. After meeting with phenomenal early success--which brought them within 25 miles of Moscow by the summer of 1942--the German forces became bogged down in an extended siege of the Russian city of Stalingrad. Stalling for time, the Russians held out through the winter. The heavy snow cut off the German lines of supply, and more than half of the German forces succumbed to starvation and the elements before finally ...
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Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Penguin
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780140284584ISBN:0140284583
Description: Very Good. This book is in very good to near fine condition. The binding is tight and pages are clean. It appears to have had little use. The cover has bumps and scuffs. There is no creasing on the spine. read more
Edition: Illustrated.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books, New York
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780140284584ISBN:0140284583
Description: Fair. No dust jacket as issued. Book has some warping from using paperclips to notate reference points. Otherwise readable, the spine is strong and there are no loose pages. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 493 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. The Battle of Stalingrad chaged the face of modern warfare and was the psychological turning point of WW2. Hitler's 6th Army reached the city and laid a five-month long siege only to have the Russians suddenly and boldly encircle ... read more
Edition: Text is Free of Markings
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin, New York
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780140284584ISBN:0140284583
Description: Very Good Plus. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 494 pp. Tightly bound. Spine not compromised. Light tanning to page edges as is common to this book. The pages are not brown or brittle, just tanned from the light. read more
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. tight clean, bright pages, near new condition. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 493 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780140249859ISBN:0140249850
Description: Good. History-Military and War. This is a timely analysis and re-creation of the turning point of World War II. In October 1942, a panzer officer wrote "Stalingrad is no longer a tow n...Animals flee this hell; the hardest stones cannot bear it for long; onl y men endure". The battle became the focus of Hitler and Stalin's determina tion to win the gruesome, vicious war on the eastern front. The citizens of Stalingrad endured unimaginable hardship; the battle, with fierce hand to hand fighting ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Date Published: 1999-05-01
ISBN-13:9780140284584ISBN:0140284583
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780140284584. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780141032405ISBN:0141032405
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 512 pages. The battle for stalingrad became the focus of hitler and stalin's determination to win the gruesome, vicious war on the eastern front. this book is the extraordinary story of tactical genius, civilian bravery, obsession, carnage and the nature of war itself. stalingrad will act as a testament to the vital role of the soviet war effort. illustrations (Paperback) read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Penguin Books, London
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780140249859ISBN:0140249850
Description: VG. Very good condition with light shelf wear and edge wear to covers. pp. 493. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 23 cm. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Penguin Books, London
Date Published: 1999
Description: 8vo. original printed paper wraps (texter mark to tail edge); pp. viii (last blank), 494, with illustrations & maps. A fine copy, as new. read more
Binding: Audio Cassette
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Date Published: 1998-10-01
ISBN-13:9780140869378ISBN:0140869379
Description: Good. Four fine ABRIDGED 1998 audio cassettes in original folding cardboard case. The outer box has seen better days and has a lot of shelf wear but it holds together just fine and does not affect the tapes. Six hours of listening narrated by George Guidall. A good copy overall. Daily shipping. ALL ORDERS AR EGUARANTEED. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Pr / Penguin, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780670870950ISBN:0670870951
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Ex-Library Hard Cover--VG/VG--Ex-Library--Book and dust jacket show only lightest wear. 493 pages with index and sections of photography. Stated First American Edition w/full # string and original price present. read more
Edition: 1st Am. Ed.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Press, New York
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780670870950ISBN:0670870951
Description: Very Good+ in Very Good+ jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 1st American Edition, 1st Printing of this prize-winning history. 494 pp. Tight, crisp and bright copy has light corner and spine end bumping. Bright salmon colored boards with gold spine and bright red type. Front board has a pencil-point spot. Clean and unmarked interior. Dust jacket has price intact and is bright and clean. Light creasing and edgewear. Now in protective cover. Very nice copy. read more
"One of the best non-fiction books i have ever read. In regards to the authors authority and complex research i feel this book is pretty accurate in explaining the intense turning point of world war 2.
Viewed from both German and Russian perspectives with many references and historical letters to lend to the mood, Beevor pretty much covers it all. From the invasion and mobilization of the German army, through the winters and back out to the surrounding of the Sixth army at the end of the siege, it is a gripping sorrowful tale of human disintegration a little over 60 years ago.....
Reading this will give you an appreciation of what the world(in particular the russian/polish/ people) went through at that time and how much we take everything around us for granted. It is as horrible as it can get...i hope.. Anyways, it is depressing, and very hard to take in at points, but i think that is the idea....to try and imagine what it must have been like, then multiply that 1000 times and picture everything you have at stake at any moment...well, not fun, but very eye opening and informative about our world that was around us and hopefully will never be again."
"About a third of the way through this so far. Yes I know I'm late to the Anthony Beevor party but I have to confess I had a total lack of interest in Russian (and Russian-related) history until I devoured Simon Sebag-Montefiore's Young Stalin and The Court of the Red Tsar. So far so good, although a major downside of military history for the non initiated can be a bewildering array of troop movements. Beevor gets the sheer scale, brutality, and sheer pathos of war well, tho, in his writing."
"Beevor's Stalingrad is an excellent historical account of that fateful struggle and Beevor is a solid writer, too. If there were 10 stars up in the ratings that's what this book would get and I read it back in about 2000. Be forewarned that the first few chapters are a bit slow but after about page 100 it was a totally engrossing page-turner."
"I found it more interesting than Beevor's book on the Spanish Civil War, but that's not saying much. The man has GOT to sacrifice some of his obsession with overly trivial detail and think a bit about the story he's telling. His books can be dull, and they don't have to be. At least I finished this one."
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