A novel of the eastern front lies somewhere between a fictionalized novel and a firstperson account of some of the most intense but obscure combat of the second world war. Jul 23, 2018 which books should you read first if youre new to the eastern front of ww2. War on the eastern front by james sidney lucas goodreads. Discover librarianselected research resources on world war ii eastern front from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals.
Over the course of four years, more than 400 red army. Atlas of the eastern front 194145 robert kirchubel. This book should be of interest to everyone from novice to expert. Russias engagement with germany on the eastern front during world war ii was ferocious, unprecedented and bloody, costing millions of civilian and military lives. War on the eastern front audiobook by james lucas, robert. Finally, it is important to note the intended audience for.
Well, im going to give you 3 books i recommend you read first in the video, and another list of recommended books will. It is a view of the very biased lenses through which the war was studied at the time, but that is about all. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. May 18, 2017 i just read operation barbarossa and germanys defeat in the east by david stahel, which i highly recommend. Sep 09, 2019 why the eastern front of world war ii was hell. A german soldiers memoir of the eastern front modern war studies by gottlob herbert bidermann, et al book description. His thesis is that the wehrmacht was worn out after 8 weeks of operation barbarossa by dust in their engines, terrible roads, unsuitable t. Robert kirchubel has assembled some of the maps from older osprey books, updated many, and added numerous new maps to provide a great visual representation of the conflict. Oct 19, 2016 the eastern front was the decisive theater of world war ii in europe. The eastern front was the decisive theater of world war ii in europe. If you want to scientifically analyze the eastern front battles, then you need this book. German premier adolf hitlers disastrous 1941 order to invade the vast soviet union mired nazi. The eastern front chapter 9 the cambridge history of.
Local author delves deeper into wwiis eastern front. Local author delves deeper into wwiis eastern front in his new book. He serves as an senior lecturer at the patterson school of. July 28, 2017 atlas of the eastern front is a valuable contribution to the study of world war ii. Norman stones important book is the first authoritative account of the russian front to be published in the west. Duarte, pablo freidinger, marcel and hoffmann, andreas 2019. The siege of leningrad, the battle of stalingrad, the battle of moscow, the battle of kursk, and the battle of berlin.
Norman stones the eastern front, 19141917 shines the light of history on the other front, a theater of battle that is still somewhat shrouded in mystery over 80 years after the last gun fell silent. As a historian who favors history of the war on the eastern front, i enjoyed this book immensely. Operation barbarossa robert kershaw, war without garlands siege of leningrad harrison e. The greater length of the front ensured that the density of soldiers in the line was lower so the line was easier to break. Churchill called the eastern front the unknown war and there is still no soviet official history of the armys role during the first world war. Heres a list of the books in english or translated into english that i have read and found to be good. Data is broken down by year, quarter and by operation. While slowly overcoming it, most american scholarship on the eastern front was still heavily tainted by academic mccarthyism which discourage favorable presentation of anything about russias participation in the war. It discusses perceptions of the eastern front of world war ii in the united states in the context of historical revisionism. The crowdfunders will also have their names printed as an acknowledgment in the book. The book is very readable while being extremely informative. The nazisoviet war in american popular culture is a 2008 book by the american historians ronald smelser and edward j.
A world war i memoir by this exceptional german officer, who served almost exclusively on the russian front during ww 1. And the reallife dramas of the hellhole that was stalingrad, recorded on scraps of paper and handed over to his mother on his trips home through. The eastern front 19141917 by norman stone goodreads. The eastern front was in fact, in my opinion, the decisive conflict of the second world war. List of books and articles about world war ii eastern front online. Chris bellamys absolute war is a solid introduction to the eastern front thats well written and suitable for someone new to the topic. Eastern front world war ii news newspapers books scholar jstor march 2015. The italian war on the eastern front, 19411943 operations. The book doesnt have analysis of the battles, it just consists of countless tables with information on casualties, production etc. This volume covers the air war on the eastern front between marchapril 1943 and july 1943, with the focus on the great air battles at kuban and kursk. Having written this in 1979, he was limited in what information could war on the eastern front 19411945 easily gets 4 stars and a hearty recommendation to all students of wwii history. The german infantrys war, 19411944, about combat and occupation policies of the german army during world war ii.
In order to bring about a quick release of volume 5, i consider a crowdfundingsolution. The resources the germans were forced to commit to this conflict left them with inadequate reserves to stave off allied threats on other fronts. Popular wwii eastern front books showing 150 of 196 stalingrad. Looks like a plain forgettable book about ww2, but this is one of the best ww2 books ive ever read. For more information on what data is contained in the cookies, please see our cookie policy. Sobering account of the intelligence war on the eastern front. While second world war german machinegunner gunter k. The siege of leningrad, the battle of stalingrad, the battle of moscow, the battle of kursk, and the battle of berlin by charles river editors jul 25, 2016. Originally written only for his daughter, armin schedierbauers adventures in my youth chronicles his time. One german soldiers story of the war on the eastern.
Jul 28, 2017 atlas of the eastern front 194145 robert kirchubel. The eastern front during world war ii was a great morass into which millions of men, both germans and russians, disappeared. Military casualties and exchange rates during the first world war. Lucas, a veteran of the british north africa and italy campaigns, brings his military expertise to.
Within the past several years, the war on the eastern front during world war ii has witnessed a steady stream of books on. Chris is currently working on his third book,the history of the 82nd signal battalion in wwi and wwii. The eastern front chapter 9 the cambridge history of the. What is a good book about the eastern front in wwi. The massive offensives on the eastern front during 1915 are often overshadowed by the events in western europe, but the scale and ferocity of the clashes between imperial germany, hapsburg austriahungary and tsarist russia were greater than anything seen on the western front and ultimately as important to the final outcome of the war. Pictures branch, the imperial war museums photograph archive, and the united states holocaust memorial museums library. War land on the eastern front by vejas gabriel liulevicius. One german soldiers story of the war on the eastern front. Gottlob bidermann served in that lethal theater from 1941 to 1945, and his memoir of those years vividly recaptures his. Eastern front world war ii books casemate publishers. The personal memoir of a nazi soldier, from joining the german army in 1941 through his time as a panzer on the eastern front. Mar 01, 2014 the book doesnt have analysis of the battles, it just consists of countless tables with information on casualties, production etc. The war on the eastern front, known to russians as the great patriotic war, was the scene of the largest military confrontation in history. Fantastic new scholarship on soviet strategy leading up to and early in the war, does much to explain and dispel many of the myths that obscure the crucial first year of the war.
Robert farley is a frequent contributor to tni, is author of the battleship book. War on the eastern front 19411945 easily gets 4 stars and a hearty recommendation to all students of wwii history. The eastern front or eastern theater of world war i german. The memoirs of 3 12 years of combat on the eastern front, followed by over 1,000 days as a soviet pow can not be described in any other words except by a man that survived the ordeal. Soviet counterintelligence against the nazis, 19411945 robert w. The air war over the eastern front gobbled up men and machines. Koschorrek fought a desperate battle against the russians on the eastern front, he was secretly making a diary of his horrific experiences. In 2016, moon published a book about his fathers service in world war ii titled, lucky mullins, available on. A systematic study of the murderous actions of these two regimes as they competed for eastern europe. His first book, a fact based fiction title afghan heat became an unexpected hit. Albrecht wackers book sniper on the eastern front is the story of 19 yearold josef sepp allerberger, a wehrmacht machinegunner turned sniper who survived the german armys fighting retreat at the end of the. The first time in paperback, lucas details the experiences. The sovietgerman war from 1941 to 1945 was the most savage confrontation of all times.
The war on the eastern front, 194145 reprint by cumins, keith isbn. In the hell that was world war ii, the eastern front was its heart of fire and ice. Cambridge core european studies war land on the eastern front by vejas gabriel liulevicius. However, the western front and its marquee battles are just part of the story of the great war. Also missing from the book are operational illustrations that can help the reader visualize german and soviet actions. In august 1914 he was operations officer in east prussia, and was primarily his plans which were used to win the battle of tannenberg. The greatest tank battle in world history, known as operation citadel, opened during the early hours of 5 july 1943, and its outcome was to decide the eventual outcome of the war on the eastern front. German premier adolf hitlers disastrous 1941 order to invade the vast soviet union mired nazi germany in a bloody, grinding. Which books should you read first if youre new to the eastern front of ww2. Mar 14, 2019 heres a list of the books in english or translated into english that i have read and found to be good. The soviet navy that faced the german onslaught in 1941 boasted a mixture of modern warships, often built with foreign technical assistance, and antiquated warships from the tsarist era that were modernized for the conflict. We have a very comprehensive book list on the matter.
It has long been occulted in western countries because of the cold war, which made enemies out of previous allies. A posting to the eastern front during the second world war was rightly regarded with dread by the german soldiers. Still, hitting the number one military spot in the ibookstore. The biggest battles of the eastern front during world war ii. Oct 26, 2018 also missing from the book are operational illustrations that can help the reader visualize german and soviet actions.
What are the best books about the eastern front during ww2. What are some of the best books on the eastern front. Ive read this book twice now and both times i have learned something new. This website requires cookies to provide all of its features. Images of war battle of kursk 1943, is an illustrated account of this pivotal battle of the war on the eastern front, when the germans. Overall, it is a great reference for studying world war ii and delivers a concise synopsis of the conflict. The unique black crossred star series covers the history of the air war on the eastern front in close detail, with the perspectives of both sides. Both sides had flown in the spanish civil war but the germans had learned many significant lessons whereas the russians appeared to come away with no real experience from their participation much of whatever experience the russians had learned was lost due to. The epic siege of world war ii, 19411944 by anna reid, stalingrad. Oct, 20 22 videos play all world war ii the eastern front gandemberel gantumur al white.
At the end of the book, edwards includes a list of sixteen references for learning more about the eastern front. To accept cookies from this site, please click the allow cookies button below. This book offers a indepth study of the overlooked italian operations on the eastern front during world war ii, as well as of how the campaign was memorialized. This page explores all aspects of world war ii eastern front in popular culture. While world war i on the western front developed into trench warfare for much of the war, the battle lines on the eastern front were much more fluid, and trenches never truly developed. The story of a marine grunt in the first battle of khe sanh april 1967 duration. Gottlob bidermann served in that lethal theater from 1941 to 1945, and his memoir of those years vividly recaptures his grueling experiences with an army marching on the road to ruin. It is based on a close study of german and russian archive material, as well as interviews with a large number of the airmen who participated in this air war. I also teach highschool history in arizona and use a chapter of it for my class to help. Hartmanns operation barbarossa is an exceptional contribution to the historiography of germanys invasion of the soviet union, war on the eastern front, and nazi germanys ultimate downfall in 1945.
Online shopping from a great selection at books store. They were faced by the unremitting hostility of the climate, the people and even, at times, their own leadership. Jeff rutherford talks about his book, combat and genocide on the eastern front. Lost honour, betrayed loyalty the memoir of a waffen.
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