If there is only one book on stalingrad that you want to read, then i would suggest enemy at the gates by craig. How the red army stopped hitler and the battle of kursk. Buy a cheap copy of to the gates of stalingrad book by david m. The other is the final book in david glantz series on stalingrad companion. His latest epics, to the gates of stalingrad and armageddon in stalingrad both published in 2009, with a third volume due next year, recast historys biggest battle in a new light. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. House have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you. In book one of the third volume of his acclaimed stalingrad trilogy, david glantz offers the definitive accountthe ground truth to counter a halfcenturys worth of myth and. The long awaited onevolume campaign history from the leading experts of the decisive clash of nazi and soviet forces at stalingrad. Army colonel fluent in russian, glantz is the author of numerous books, including the battle for leningrad.
Armageddon in stalingrad, septembernovember 1942, the stalingrad trilogy, volume 2. Septembernovember 1942 the stalingrad trilogy, volume 2 modern war studies only 16 left in stock more on the way. The citizens of stalingrad endured unimaginable hardship. The confrontation between german and soviet forces at stalingrad was a titanic clash of armies on an. Army command and general staff college, defense language institute, institute for russian and eastern european studies, and u.
The 4th panzer army guarded the outside perimeter of stalingrad while the 6th army was engaged in the battle to capture the city. The work unfolds over four hundred and ninety eight pages and includes 104 maps, and is followed by 61 pages of notes which are sorted by the books. How the red army stopped hitler modern war studies, and the battle of kursk modern war studies, and more on. Stalingrad the single volume stalingrad by david glantz and johnathan house leaves this reader both sated and frustrated. You can be assured of strong, compelling representation, with attorneys who bring fact, logic, and sound argument to your case. It was located 35 kilometres 22 mi north of berlin, which gave it a primary position among the german concentration camps.
The maps could be better in these stalingrad volumes. When you need legal representation,you want a powerful team with comprehensive knowledge of the law and a dynamic, persuasive presence to advance your case. Glantz received degrees in history from the virginia military institute and the university of north carolina at chapel hill, and is a graduate of the u. The combination of david glantz s accrued knowledge of the war on the eastern front during world war ii and the rich source material in the extensive notes makes this book arguably the most authoritative operational study of the initial phases of the stalingrad. David glantz being an expert historian in the area of the german invasion of the soviet union in ww2, a reader might expect that his to the gates of stalingrad trilogy would be clear, revelatory and gripping. Glantz soviet military operations during the sovietgerman. Glantz born january 11, 1942 is an american military historian known for his books on the red army during world war ii, and as the chief editor of the journal of slavic military studies. House have collaborated on all three volumes of the stalingrad trilogy, as well as on the books when titans clashed.
Glantz studies and atlases on the sovietrussian army in peace and war this site has been created with the express permission of david m. Army colonel fluent in russian, glantz is the author of numerous books. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Part two to the caucasus and the volga covers the initial battles for stalingrad, the battles for central and southern stalingrad and final german advances. Stalingrad the long awaited onevolume campaign history from the leading experts of the decisive clash of nazi and soviet forces at stalingrad. House have collaborated on all five volumes of the stalingrad trilogy, as well as on the books when titans clashed.
In reality book 1 reads like a telephone directory turgid, monotonous and dreary. Sovietgerman combat operations, aprilaugust 1942 modern war studies, armageddon in stalingrad. I was a little concerned it was going to go out of print so ive bought it now. Have you listened to any of paul woodsons other performances before. House are the first historians to use archival material from the brutal soviet secret police force, the nkvd, which was charged with maintaining discipline in the red army. December 1942 february 1943 the stalingrad trilogy, volume 3. The encirclement of the german 6th army at stalingrad in midnovember 1942 and its final collapse in february 1943 was a signature defeat for hitler, as more than 100,000 of his soldiers. House have collaborated on all three volumes of the stalingrad trilogy, as well as on the books. Dont know, but he is an excellent narrator for historical nonfiction in spite of the material. What is the definitive book on the wwii battle of stalingrad. Sovietgerman combat operations aprilaugust 1942, the stalingrad trilogy, volume 1. Glantz in order to advertise his selfpublished studies and atlases.
Reading glantz s books is like taking a staff course. Septembernovember 1942 the stalingrad trilogy, volume 2 modern war studies, endgame at stalingrad. Sachsenhausen concentration camp project gutenberg self. Stalingrad by david m glantz, jonathan m house alibris.
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