Voices from Stalingrad: Nemesis on the Volga
by Jonathan Bastable
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Author: Jonathan BastableEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-09-14
ISBN: 0715321765
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: David & Charles
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Book Review: Hell on Earth, Stalingrad Style!
Summary: 5 Stars
The battle for Stalingrad, lasting from Aug. 1942 to Feb. 1943, was war at its most brutal. No sweeping maneuvers there, no glorious charges; just relentless, no-quarter-given, hand-to-hand combat waged by exhausted soldiers for the sake of mere feet in a ruined building. Stalingrad devoured German and Russian alike. The stories of some of those who fought - and sometimes died - in that ruined city on the Volga are related in this book, the third in the 'Voices From' series.
Whatever strategical aims initially mandated the capture of Stalingrad, possession of the city soon devolved into a battle of wills between Hitler and Stalin, a contest that ensured neither side would retreat whatever the losses suffered.
Using letters, diary entries and book excerpts from German and Russian sources, Bastable provides a wide-ranging look at the German Sixth Army's advance to Stalingrad, their ceaseless attempts to seize all of the city and the equally determined efforts by the Russian soldiers to hold on to the prize. When the Russians launched a surprise counter-offensive that saw the encirclement of the Sixth Army, all the previous efforts of the German soldiers went for naught as Hitler forbade them for breaking out of the death-trap that became Stalingrad.
The stories related in this book are often wrenching and heartbreaking. No more so than when the soldiers, especially the ill-prepared Germans, describe the terrible conditions they found themselves in with 40 below weather, lack of food, lack of sleep, etc. As related in the book, Stalingrad was hell on earth for the Sixth Army.
Bastable's book is an excellent introduction to the Russian Front, providing an eye-level view of what combat was like for German and Russian soldier alike. Reading these stories, it's incredible what those men endured.
Summary of Voices from Stalingrad: Nemesis on the Volga
This is a fascinating record of the pivotal event of World War II, told through the personal accounts of the German and Soviet soldiers who fought it, the Russian civilians who watched the destruction of their city, and Western onlookers such as diplomats and newspaper correspondents. Many of these voices are gleaned from newly-discovered archive material, and from rare sources and reminiscences in Germany and Russia, including KGB sources. Many have never been published, or are totally unknown in the English-speaking world. All foreign voices are quoted in fresh and engaging new translations from the original sources. There are rare photographs of the battle, from both sides of the front.World War II Books
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