| Description |
xxiv, 640 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 555-607) and index. |
| Contents |
Dilemma -- Decision -- Onslaught -- Whirlwind -- Reckoning -- All or nothing -- Total war -- Scorched earth -- Disintegration -- Death throes. |
| Summary |
On June 22, 1941, Adolf Hitler launched the greatest land assault in history on the Soviet Union, an attack the Führer deemed crucial to ensure Germany's economic and political survival. Operation Barbarossa, as the assault was known, was Hitler's attempt to annihilate the Soviet Union in order to fulfill the Nazi desire for Lebensraum (living space) and to finally resolve the "Jewish question." What resulted was a devastating and barbaric campaign that consumed enormous resources and accounted for 75 percent of all German casualties during World War II. The ruthless conflict also left tens of millions of Eastern Europeans dead or destitute, at rates dramatically outnumbering Anglo-American casualties on the western front. Despite the enduring significance of the eastern front, few English-language books have addressed these pivotal events. Ostkrieg: Hitler's War of Extermination in the East incorporates recent historical research on the German-Soviet war into an accessible, comprehensive, and insightful narrative. Stephen G. Fritz analyzes the German-Soviet war from the German perspective, covering all aspects of the eastern front and exploring the interrelated military events, economic strategy, resource exploitation, and racial policy that motivated the pitiless invasion and war of extermination |
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Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 -- Military leadership.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Eastern Front.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Soviet Union.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities -- Europe, Eastern.
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Soviet Union -- History -- German occupation, 1941-1944.
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Germany -- Territorial expansion -- History -- 20th century.
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Germany -- Territorial expansion -- Economic aspects.
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Germany -- Territorial expansion -- Social aspects.
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Germany -- Military policy.
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Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945. (OCoLC)fst00034591
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Command of troops. (OCoLC)fst00869220
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Atrocities. (OCoLC)fst00820727
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Military campaigns. (OCoLC)fst01710190
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Military policy. (OCoLC)fst01021386
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Territorial expansion. (OCoLC)fst01355135
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Eastern Front (World War (1939-1945)) (OCoLC)fst01900002
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Eastern Europe. (OCoLC)fst01245079
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Germany. (OCoLC)fst01210272
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Soviet Union. (OCoLC)fst01210281
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Russlandfeldzug 1941-1945 (DE-588)4076906-9
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Andra världskriget 1939-1945 -- Östeuropa.
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Andra världskriget 1939-1945 -- militära operationer -- östfronten.
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Military policy -- Germany.
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
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German Occupation of Soviet Union (Soviet Union : 1941-1944) (OCoLC)fst01353185
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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Geschichte.
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Other Form: |
(OCoLC)791004414 (NO-TrBIB)120821192 |
| ISBN |
9780813134161 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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0813134161 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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9780813134178 (ebook) |
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081313417X (ebook) |
| Standard No. |
40019947702 |
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