Oct 30, 2017 it depends on how you want to look at the battle. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Oct 04, 2007 military history books sometimes suffer from being a trawl through facts and figures which makes them a chore to read. It is this behindthescenes dynamic that makes beevor s history so exceptionally informative and compelling. In the fivemonth siege that followed, the russians fought to hold stalingrad at any cost. Most of the dogs were shot before they reached their target, but this macabre tactic had an unnerving effect.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading stalingrad. Beevor chronicles with impeccable precision the dire consequences of a mindless battle waged between a psychopath and a despot. His book stalingrad was awarded the samuel johnson prize for nonfiction, the wolfson history prize, and the hawthornden prize in 1999. Antony beevor is the renowned author of stalingrad, which won the samuel johnson prize, the wolfson prize for history and the hawthornden prize for literature, and berlin, which received the first longmanhistory today trustees award. Stalingrad strikes a good balance between presenting the facts whilst remaining readable.
Antony beevor, stalingrad viking 1998 isbn 0140249850 paperback and isbn 0670870951 hardcover reception. Historian beevor astonished at ukraine ban on best. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In june 1941, when hitler launched operation barbarossa, the invasion of the soviet union, with a vast. Beevor then follows the russian plan to liberate the city with operation uranus and operation little saturn. Stalingrad the fateful siege, 19421943 rent 9780140284584. A painstakingly thorough study that will become a standard work on the battle of stalingrad. Beevor has produced another superb book, tirelessly researched and beautifully written, that will long be the benchmark for this subject. The fateful siege, 19421943 gets 5 stars for the epic battle history presented here. The city of the dead the subjugation of the sixth army stalingrad. Battle of stalingrad part of the eastern front of world war ii the centre of stalingrad after the battle date 23 august 1942 2 february 1943 note 1 5 months, 1 week and 3 days location stalingrad, russian sfsr, soviet union result soviet victory destruction of the german 6th army territorial changes expulsion of the axis from the caucasus, reversing their gains from the 1942 summer. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
On the fourth panzer armys front to the south of stalingrad, german regiments heard the artillery barrages on the morning of 19 november well over sixty miles to their northwest stalingrad beevor ebook. Antony beevor stalingrad audiobook part 2 leo dagostino. The fall of berlin is a terrible story of pride, stupidity, fanaticism, revenge, and savagery, yet it is also one of astonishing endurance, selfsacrifice, and. Military history books sometimes suffer from being a trawl through facts and figures which makes them a chore to read. British historian antony beevor begins his narrative quietly, steadily, uneasily. Antony beevor, renowned author of dday and the battle of arnhem, has reconstructed the experiences of those millions caught up in the nightmare of the third reichs final collapse. I am careful whenever i read a history that is identified as a narrative history. Some books are just so well written that it makes reading them almost like watching a film. Stalingrad was the first of beevors epic world war 2 history books, meticulously. Six years ago, while writing his account of stalingrad, antony beevor alighted upon the theme of his new book. Stalingrad is a narrative history written by antony beevor of the battle fought in and around the city of stalingrad during world war ii, as well as the events leading up to it. The battle and the resistance runciman prize, stalingrad samuel johnson prize, wolfson prize for history and hawthornden prize, berlin. Apr 22, 2019 antony beevor dazzles in recounting this fateful siege of the city named after the great russian dictator. Antony beevor books list of books by author antony beevor.
The fateful siege is a narrative account of the battle of stalingrad in the second world war. Beevor s writing certainly is a bit dry as is the audiobook narration, but he conveys the triumphant hubris of the the german war machine as it grinds through an illprepared soviet army hampered by its own paranoid leader, the desperate fightto the death brutality of the siege of stalingrad, the last russian stronghold before the volga, the. Antony beevor is an author with nine videos in the cspan video library. These important books are john ericksons the road to stalingrad. In stalingrad antony beevor has produced such a book. Awardwinning military historian beevor the second world war, 2012, etc. Antony beevor, beevor, books, great war books, stalingrad. Stalingrad by antony beevor and artemis cooper 1998. The luftwaffe and hitlers defeat in the east 19421943 and earl. The battle of stalingrad was not only the psychological turning point of world war ii. If there is only one book on stalingrad that you want to read, then i would suggest enemy at the gates by craig. Stalingrad was awarded the samuel johnson proze for nonfiction, the wolfson history prize and the hawthornden prize in 1999. They guessed that the big attack had started, but nobody told them what was happening. In his best books, such as the spanish civil war and crete.
From antony beevor, the internationally bestselling author of dday and the. Saul david daily telegraph as antony beevor showed in stalingrad, he is a master of his craft as a military historian. Writing history with antony beevor melbourne writers festival 2015. It was first published by viking press in 1998 the book won the first samuel johnson prize, the wolfson history prize and the hawthornden prize for literature in 1999. The fateful siege, 1942 1943 by antony beevor education materials historical books history of world wars world war ii. The stick, catching against the underside, would detonate the charge. From antony beevor, the internationally bestselling author of dday and the battle of arnhem. This book would transform the reputation of anthony beevor, a former british army officer, and would be later translated into 18 languages. The battle of the bulge audiobook by antony beevor.
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The luftwaffe and hitlers defeat in the east 1942 1943 and earl ziemke and magna bauers moscow to stalingrad. What is the definitive book on the wwii battle of stalingrad. Stalingrad by antony beevor penguin random house canada. Antony beevor s book on stalingrad reminds us of the above shrewd observation of engels. Antony beevor leads up to the events at stalingrad with some background to the siege and its aftermath. The fateful siege, 1942 1943 gets 5 stars for the epic battle history presented here.
This book by noted writer antony beevor joins three others that are essential english language classics on stalingrad. Stalingrad was published in the philippines under the title of stalingrad. In this book, master military historian, antony beevor, applies his proven technique of matching opposing units battle journals by date and time to reconstruct the clashes of the battles in vivid color and detail. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read stalingrad. The fateful siege, 1942 1943 offers rare insight into how the critically flawed relationship between the german military and the nazi party leaders gave the red army a crucial advantage. From independent historian beevor coauthor, paris after the liberation, 1994, etc. The power of beevor s history is not the tactical and strategic understanding of the battle of stalingrad, but rather the human element involved. The battle and the resistance, british historian antony beevor never fails to zero in. What beevor conveys better than others is the sheer brutality of the eastern front and the stalingrad battle. Stalingrad is a narrative history written by antony beevor of the battle fought in and around the. In august 1942, hitlers huge sixth army reached the city that bore stalins name. One can smell the gun smoke and burning flesh, he includes incidents picked from those journals to provide astonishing realism. The result is a panoramic and remarkably frank treatment of the german attack. Beevor is descended from a long line of writers, being a son of kinta beevor born janet carinthia waterfield, 22 december 1911 29 august 1995, who was the daughter of lina waterfield, an author and foreign correspondent for the observer and a descendant of lucie duffgordon author of a travelogue on egypt.
The story of a soviet pilot over the eastern front vasily b emelianenko. The english paperback version was published by penguin books in 1999. Beevor s book is a deep dive into one of the most brutal battles in history, the battle of stalingrad, when the red army and soviet citizens fought off advancing nazi troops to maintain soviet. See all books authored by antony beevor, including stalingrad. Stalingrad by anthony beevor is the best battle history for many years balanced, dramatic, dreadful robert conquest, the times literary supplement stalingrad by antony beevor cannot fail to leave one moved victoria mather, daily mail as good a piece of war history as i have ever read jeremy paxman, sunday telegraph. Stalins war with germany and joel haywards stopped at stalingrad.
The battle of stalingrad is extraordinary in every way. The fateful siege 194243, and has been translated into 18 languages. Beevor, antony is the author of stalingrad the fateful siege, 1942 1943, published 1999 under isbn 9780140284584 and isbn 0140284583. The battle of stalingrad was not only the psychological turning point o. The battle of stalingrad was not only the psychological turning point of world war. The city of the dead the subjugation of the sixth army. Immense work of research and presentation of probably the most important battle of the european land war, with the destruction of the 6th army and the end of the unbeatable myth that surrounded the german forces. The fateful siege, 1942 1943 by antony beevor, artemis cooper 0670870951 9780670870950 a gently used book at a great low price. Moving briskly between rapidly intensifying german and russian scenes, beevor provides some of the historical context for the events leading toward the terrible battle of stalingrad.
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