The confrontation between German and Soviet forces at Stalingrad was a
titanic clash of armies on an unprecedented scale--a campaign that was
both a turning point in World War II and a lasting symbol of that war's
power and devastation. Yet despite the attention lavished on this epic
battle by historians, much about it has been greatly misunderstood or
hidden from view--as David Glantz, the world's foremost authority on
the Red Army in World War II, now shows.
This first volume
in Glantz's masterly trilogy draws on previously unseen or neglected
sources to provide the definitive account of the opening phase of this
iconic Eastern Front campaign. Glantz has combed daily official records
from both sides--including the Red Army General Staff, the People's
Commissariat of Internal Affairs, the German Sixth Army, and the Soviet
62nd Army--to produce a work of unparalleled detail and fresh
interpretations. Jonathan House, an authority on twentieth-century
warfare, adds further insight and context.
Hitler's
original objective was not Stalingrad but the Caucasus oilfields to the
south of the city. So he divided his Army Group South into two
parts--one to secure the city on his flank, one to capture the
oilfields. Glantz reveals for the first time how Stalin, in response,
demanded that the Red Army stand and fight rather than withdraw,
leading to the numerous little-known combat engagements that seriously
eroded the Wehrmacht's strength before it even reached Stalingrad. He
shows that, although advancing German forces essentially destroyed the
armies of the Soviet Southwestern and Southern Fronts, the Soviets
resisted the German advance much more vigorously than has been thought
through constant counterattacks, ultimately halting the German
offensive at the gates of Stalingrad.
This fresh,
eye-opening account and the subsequent companion volumes--on the actual
battle for the city itself and the successful Soviet counteroffensive
that followed--will dramatically revise and expand our understanding of
what remains a military campaign for the ages.
This book is part of the Modern War Studies series.
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