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The Second World War (5): The Eastern Front 1941-1945 (Osprey Essential Histories, No. 24)

The Second World War (5): The Eastern Front 1941-1945 (Osprey Essential Histories, No. 24)

The Second World War (5): The Eastern Front 1941-1945 (Osprey Essential Histories, No. 24) Soft cover - 2003

by Jukes, Geoffrey

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Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2003. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 6x0x9. First edition. An excellent copy. 2003 Soft Cover. 96 pp. Color and black-and-white maps, photographs and illustrations. In 1940, fresh from the success in France, Hitler turned his attention to the East. In this volume Geoffrey Jukes explains what led to Hitler's decision to instigate the invasion of the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa) and offers a concise account of the campaign that followed. The Germans expected to conquer Russia in only four months, but at Stalingrad and then Kursk the Russians fought back. At a human cost of 27 million Soviet lives Hitler was forced into a humiliating retreat and Russia emerged from the war as a super power ready to take on the capitalist world.
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  • Title The Second World War (5): The Eastern Front 1941-1945 (Osprey Essential Histories, No. 24)
  • Author Jukes, Geoffrey
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Near Fine
  • Pages 96
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Osprey Publishing, Oxford
  • Publication date 2003
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 2341776
  • ISBN 9781841763910 / 1841763918
  • Weight 0.74 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.76 x 6.74 x 0.28 in (24.79 x 17.12 x 0.71 cm)
  • Size 6x0x9
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1940's
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Cultural Region: Russian
  • Category History - Military / War
  • Library of Congress subjects World War, 1939-1945
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2003464642
  • Dewey Decimal Code 940.54
  • Quantity available 1

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From the publisher

In 1940, fresh from the success in France, Hitler turned his attention to the East. In this volume Geoffrey Jukes explains what led to Hitler's decision to instigate the invasion of the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa) and offers a concise account of the campaign that followed. The Germans expected to conquer Russia in only four months, but at Stalingrad and then Kursk the Russians fought back. At a human cost of 27 million Soviet lives Hitler was forced into a humiliating retreat and Russia emerged from the war as a super power ready to take on the capitalist world.

First line

In 1935 Hitler repudiated the Versailles Treaty and reintroduced conscription, and in 1936 he reoccupied the demilitarized Rhineland.

About the author

After leaving Oxford in 1953 Geoffrey Jukes spent 14 years in the UK Ministry of Defence and Foreign and Colonial Office, specialising in Russian/Soviet military history, strategy and arms control. From 1967 to 1993 he was also on the staff of the Australian National University. He has written five books and numerous articles on the Eastern Front in the two World Wars.
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