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Barbarossa: The Russian-German Conflict 1941-1945 Rs.450.00/-

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Hitler ordered the preparation of an attack on Russia as early as 21 July 1940. The first plans of OKH (Oberkommandodes Heeres/Army High Command) envisaged two major thrusts to Moscow and Kiev with a covering thrust in the north. This was altered after war games, to include a major attack in the north, the main objective still being Moscow. However, at planning conferences early in December, Hitler directed that Leningrad was the most urgent target, and that part of the central thrust might be diverted after the capture of Smolensk to support this plan. It was on this general idea that ‘Barbarossa’, the final plan was drawn up. The Germans aimed for a rapid campaign with deep armoured penetrations to surround and smash the Red Army well before winter.

The massive German build-up had, of course, been observed by the Russians, but Stalin was so determined not to give Hitler any excuse to attack that in 1941 the Red Army was still on a peacetime footing with most units widely scattered for summer training.

Barbarossa was the greatest and longest land battle which mankind has ever fought. Unfortunately the scale of historical works available on the operation is often very small, or else it consists of personal memories, and is subject to the limitations of viewpoint and objectivity that are inseparable from this form. Although there are major works dealing with certain aspects, taken as a whole this period had been neglected by historians. It is a tribute to Alan Clark that he has, besides carrying out a strategic evaluation of the campaign in this book, followed closely the summer and autumn of 1941 when everyday was critical and has dealt in sufficient detail with the battles till 1944.

Author: Alan Clark
ISBN: 81-8158-050-8
Pages: 527
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