The Greatest Battle: Stalin, Hitler, and the Desperate Struggle for Moscow that Changed the Course of World War I I

Simon & Schuster, New York, 2007. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. Second impression of the First Edition. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 367 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. In fine unread condition. The book is available and will be PACKAGED professionally, DISPATCHED promptly and a TRACKING NUMBER will be advised by Australia Post.. The battle for Moscow was the biggest battle of World War II-the biggest battle of all time. And yet it is far less known than Stalingrad, which involved about half the number of troops. The full story of this epic battle has never been told because it undermines the sanitized Soviet accounts of the war, which portray Stalin as a military genius and his people as heroically united against the German invader. Stalin's blunders, incompetence, and brutality made it possible for German troops to approach the outskirts of Moscow. This triggered panic in the city-with looting, strikes, and outbreaks of previously unimaginable violence. About half the city's population fled. But Hitler's blunders would soon loom even larger: sending his troops to attack the Soviet Union without winter uniforms, insisting on an immediate German reign of terror, and refusing to heed his generals' pleas that he allow them to attack Moscow as quickly as possible. In the end, Hitler's mistakes trumped Stalin's mistakes. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Military & Warfare; Russia; 1940s; ISBN: 074328111x. ISBN/EAN: 9780743281119. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 9931. . 9780743281119