Retreat from Moscow : reconceiving Germany's winter campaign, 1941-1942 / David Stahel.
| Author/creator | Stahel, David, 1975- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019. |
| Copyright Date | ©2019 |
| Description | 545 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Reconceiving Germany's winter campaign, 1941-1942 |
| Contents | Hungry as a bear: the Soviet counteroffensive begins -- Dodging the Soviet bullet: Army Group Centre holds -- Between the hammer and the anvil: Army Group Centre Between Hitler and Stalin -- Keeping the wolf from the door: the panzer groups retreat from Moscow -- Digging in his heels: Hitler orders a halt -- Put to the sword: the end of Brauchitsch -- The bear without any claws: the inadequate Red Army -- The battle of nerves: Army Group Centre on the brink -- The more the merrier: Christmas 1941 and the supply crisis -- Playing with fire: Guderian gets burned -- Turning the screws: Ninth Army's near collapse -- Rank and file: soldiering in Army Group Centre -- Reinforcing failure: Stalin's January offensive -- Hanging in the balance: Fourth Army's impending encirclement -- The flood gates are breaking: Ninth and Fourth Panzer Armies rupture -- Making a virtue of necessity: surviving the Russian winter -- Defending the indefensible: Hitler's last stand -- Lonely front: embattled homeland -- Retreat and counterattack: Army Group Centre rebounds -- Departing the Eastern Front: treacherous routes of escape -- The last hurrah: the failure of the Soviet Winter Offensive -- Conclusion. |
| Abstract | "A gripping and authoritative revisionist account of the Soviet Winter Offensive of 1941-1942."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2019019746 |
| ISBN | 9780374249526 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0374249520 hardcover |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | D764.3 .M6 S83 2019 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |