{"product_id":"9780141032405-stalingrad","title":"Stalingrad","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe battle for Stalingrad became the focus of Hitler and Stalin's determination to win the war on the eastern front. But the eventual victory of the Red Army, and the failure of Hitler's Operation Barbarossa, was the first defeat of Hitler's territorial ambitions in Europe, and the start of his decline. This book deals with this battle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe international million copy bestseller recounting the epic turning point of the WW2\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e______________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn October 1942, an officer wrote 'Stalingrad is no longer a town . Animals flee this hell; the hardest stones cannot bear it for long; only men endure'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe battle for Stalingrad became the focus of Hitler and Stalin's determination and its citizens endured unimaginable hardship as a result. But the eventual victory of the Red Army, and the failure of Hitler's Operation Barbarossa, was the first defeat of Hitler's territorial ambitions in Europe, and the start of his decline.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn extraordinary story of tactical genius, civilian bravery, obsession, carnage and the nature of war itself, \u003ci\u003eStalingrad\u003c\/i\u003e will act as a testament to the vital role of the soviet war effort.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e______________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'He reveals the full awfulness and human cost of the conflict with scholarly verve and deep sympathy' \u003c\/b\u003eBen Macintyre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A superb re-telling. Beevor combines a soldier's understanding of war's realities with the narrative techniques of a novelist' \u003c\/b\u003eOrlando Figes, \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A brilliantly researched tour de force of military history' \u003c\/b\u003eSarah Bradford, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30351565881441,"sku":"9780141032405","price":11.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32393164.jpg?v=1737221614","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141032405-stalingrad","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}