Barbarossa Through German Eyes: The Biggest Invasion in History by Jonathan Trig

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The story of the world's largest ever invasion through the voices of the men – and women – who witnessed it first-hand.

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Spring 1941 - the Third Reich triumphant! Having taken over Germany in 1933, Hitler launched a series of lightning campaigns across Europe that crushed Poland, Denmark, Norway, France, the Low Countries and then the Balkans. Only Great Britain had withstood the Nazis, but even it was battered and bruised and close to defeat. Then, on 22 June 1941 - in the most momentous decision of the war - the Nazi dictator turned East and flung his victorious armies into the vastness of the Soviet Union. Having signed a Non-Aggression Pact with Hitler back in 1939, Stalin was taken completely by surprise by the German attack. Hitler's Wehrmacht - buoyed by years of untrammelled success and led by some of the greatest commanders Nazi Germany had to offer - crashed across the border and sent the Red Army reeling. The German plan was simple and its scale staggering; over three million men, armed with over three thousand panzers, the same number of aircraft, more than seven thousand guns and carried by over six hundred thousand vehicles and even more horses, would be joined by over half a million soldiers from allied countries, and together they would destroy the largest army in the world while advancing a thousand miles to the very borders of Asiatic Russia. There they would halt and what remained of the Soviet Union and the communist faith that spawned it would wither and die. In the newly conquered lebensraum, Hitler and the Nazis would then commence the biggest mass human extermination programme in history. Barbarossa was huge, but it was fought by men; and on the German side in particular, it would be fought by junior officers and simple soldiers as the Wehrmacht tried to win the war once and for all.

Author Biography

Jonathan has an honours degree in History and served in the British Army, completing operational tours in Northern Ireland and Bosnia, and latterly acting as a military instructor to friendly governments in the Arabian Gulf. He has written extensively, although not exclusively, on the Second World War, specialising in the fighting on the Eastern Front, and non-Germans who served in the Waffen-SS. A regular expert contributor to all aspects of media, including TV and a range of magazines including History of War, All About History and The Armourer. He also often features on radio; BBC Radio 4, Talk Radio, Newstalk, and in a large number of podcasts, such as ww2podcast.com, History Hack and History Hit. His previous books include 'Death on the Don: The Destruction of Germany's Allies on the Eastern Front' and the best-selling 'D-Day Through German Eyes'.

Review

'Must be read by anyone who wants to understand Hitler's most disastrous campaign' -- Colonel Richard Kemp, former infantry commander

Review Quote

'Must be read by anyone who wants to understand Hitler's most disastrous campaign'

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Latest title in Amberley's Military History range Following on from the author's successful 'D-Day Through German Eyes: How the Wehrmacht Lost France' and 'VE-Day Through German Eyes: The Final Defeat of Nazi Germany' Published on the 80th anniversary of the invasion Reviews in national papers and military press

Details ISBN1398107220 Author Jonathan Trigg Publisher Amberley Publishing Year 2021 ISBN-10 1398107220 ISBN-13 9781398107229 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2021-06-15 Short Title Barbarossa Through German Eyes Language English Subtitle The Biggest Invasion in History DEWEY 940.54217 UK Release Date 2021-06-15 Pages 320 Imprint Amberley Publishing Place of Publication Chalford Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2021-06-15 NZ Release Date 2021-06-15 Illustrations 16 Plates, black and white Alternative 9781398107236 Audience General We've got this

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