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    The Greatest Battle: Stalin, Hitler, and the Desperate Struggle for Moscow That Changed the Course of World War II
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    The Greatest Battle: Stalin, Hitler, and the Desperate Struggle for Moscow That Changed the Course of World War II
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    The Greatest Battle: Stalin, Hitler, and the Desperate Struggle for Moscow That Changed the Course of World War II

    Written by Andrew Nagorski

    Narrated by Michael Prichard

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    Based on previously secret documents and eyewitness testimony, this is the shocking account of the most massive and deadliest battle of World War II, which ended in Hitler's defeat and changed the course of the war.



    Andrew Nagorski, Newsweek's former Moscow bureau chief, reveals that 2.5 million of the battle's 7 million troops were killed, taken prisoner, or severely wounded. Stalin and Hitler squandered the lives of their own soldiers by second-guessing their generals. And, while Stalin's army was barely armed, Hitler's soldiers had no winter clothing during the Russian winter.



    Historically, this was the first time the German blitzkrieg was halted in Europe, shattering Hitler's dream of a swift victory over the Soviet Union. And, although America was not yet in the war, President Roosevelt realized the importance of supporting the Russian war effort. This was the beginning of the Allied wartime alliance and Stalin's push for a postwar empire, which ended in the cold war.



    Because Stalin suppressed records of his near-fatal mistakes in this battle, its story has never been fully told. Now, Nagorski has studied recently declassified documents from Soviet archives and includes interviews with many survivors-including the son of the man in charge of removing Lenin's body from the besieged city-to provide the fullest view yet of this key battle.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Audio
    Release dateOct 2, 2007
    ISBN9781400175079
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    Andrew Nagorski

    Andrew Nagorski served as Newsweek’s bureau chief in Hong Kong, Moscow, Rome, Bonn, Warsaw, and Berlin. He is the author of seven previous critically acclaimed books, including Hitlerland and The Nazi Hunters. He has also written for countless publications. Visit him at AndrewNagorski.com.

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    • 4/5
      Not finished yet, but already I can highly recommend this book for WWII buffs. Great narrator (audiobook). Highly detailed account of the Russian front in WWII: why Russia was an US ally and not a German ally, economic and social events going on before an during the war... the infighting between Stalin and Lenin and other Russian high level politicians and military members. Sooooo interesting because the "whys" are so complex. I highly recommend this book.
    • 3/5
      Extremely readable history of the Battle of Moscow, the tragedy fought in 1941-42 when Hitler set his sights on his hated rivals to the East. And by readable, I mean that I knocked it off in a couple of days. I think this is because at the author's inclusion of many extended quotes from participants and witnesses to the battle throughout, which adds some flavour to the narrative.

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