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Jonathan Dimbleby - Barbarossa: How Hitler Lost the War. Kindle Edition - Now 99p @ Amazon

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A SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER

'The best single-volume account of the Barbarossa campaign to date' Andrew Roberts, author of Churchill: Walking with Destiny

'A page-turning descent into Hell and back . . . this fresh and compelling account of Hitler's failed invasion of the Soviet Union should be on everyone's reading list for 2021' Dr Amanda Foreman, author of A World on Fire
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The largest military operation in history. The turning point of the Second World War. The most important year of the twentieth century.

Operation Barbarossa, Hitler's invasion of Russia in June 1941, aimed at nothing less than a war of extermination to annihilate Soviet communism, liquidate the Jews and create Lebensraum for the German master race. But it led to the destruction of the Third Reich, and was cataclysmic for Germany with millions of men killed, wounded or registered as missing in action. It was this colossal mistake -- rather than any action in Western Europe -- that lost Hitler the Second World War.

Drawing on hitherto unseen archival material, including previously untranslated Russian sources, Jonathan Dimbleby puts Barbarossa in its proper place in history for the first time. From its origins in the ashes of the First World War to its impact on post-war Europe, and covering the military, political and diplomatic story from all sides, he paints a full and vivid picture of this monumental campaign whose full nature and impact has remained unexplored.

Written with authority and humanity, Barbarossa is a masterwork that transforms our understanding of the Second World War and of the twentieth century.
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'Superb. . . stays with you long after you have finished' Henry Hemming, bestselling author of Our Man in New York.

Reviews:

The best single-volume account of the Barbarossa campaign to date -- Andrew Roberts, author of 'Churchill: Walking with Destiny'

It's a vital story, one everyone should know, and Dimbleby tells it with verve and elan -- Laurence Rees, author of 'Hitler and Stalin'

Should be on everyone's reading list for 2021 -- Dr Amanda Foreman, author of 'A World on Fire'

Masterly -- General Sir Mike Jackson

Vivid and engrossing -- Brendan Simms, author of 'Hitler: Only The World Was Enough'

An impressive achievement . . . a fast-paced, gripping read -- Julia Boyd, author of 'Travellers in the Third Reich'

A great read . . . he brings Barbarossa very vividly to life, as if you are there -- Robert Kershaw, author of 'War Without Garlands: Operation Barbarossa 1941-1942' and 'Borodino Field 1812/1941'

Thought-provoking . . . a captivating eye-opener -- Prof Dr Gerhard Hirschfeld, University of Stuttgart, former President of the International Committee for the Study of the Second World War

Superbly well-written . . . the most comprehensive study of Hitler's invasion of the USSR in years -- Keith Lowe, author of 'Savage Continent'

Expertly narrated and written with piercing clarity -- Frederick Taylor, author of '1939: A People's History'

A chilling account of war at its worst -- Bear Grylls

Superb . . . stays with you long after you have finished -- Henry Hemming, bestselling author of 'Our Man in New York'

Brilliant . . . a wonderful piece of history -- Robert Fox

Epic . . . captures all of Barbarossa's drama and magnitude -- Martin Sixsmith

Brings to life the sheer, staggering scale of these events... with great skill, care and attention to detail ― Sunday Times

[An] encyclopedic new account... a vivid, meticulous tapestry, densely weaving the threads of German and Soviet military strategy, political calculation from Washington and London to Moscow, and war's pitiless human cost ― The Telegraph

[Dimbleby] skilfully tracks the shifts and turns of the campaign, sparing no detail . . . a riveting account ― Daily Mail, Book of the Week

Dimbleby tells the story of strategic miscalculation and (self-)deception on all sides, and then Hitler's 'war of extermination', magnificently ― The Spectator

Amazing . . . fascinating

My best history book of 2021 -- a masterful account of maybe the biggest event ever . . . essential! -- Lee Child --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

About the Author:

Jonathan Dimbleby's previous books include the highly acclaimed Second World War histories The Battle of the Atlantic and Destiny in the Desert: The Road to El Alamein, which was shortlisted for the Hessell-Tiltman Prize and was followed by his BBC2 programme Churchill's Desert War. His other books include, Russia: A Journey to the Heart of a Land and Its People, Richard Dimbleby: A Biography, The Palestinians, The Prince of Wales: A Biography and The Last Governor: Chris Patten and the Handover of Hong Kong. --This text refers to the paperback edition.
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  1. ArnmouthWath's avatar
    ArnmouthWath
    This is a brilliant read, a bargain at this price.
  2. driver8's avatar
    driver8
    With so many books barely scraping 300 pages, it's with mentioning that this is described as 597 pages (2 books long!)
  3. zwarder's avatar
    zwarder
    thanks
  4. I_Zebra's avatar
    I_Zebra
    For years I thought I knew the basic story of World War II . Reading about the war on the Eastern front made me realise I had more of less missed the main event. Many years ago Hitler had decided that the path to German domination lay in the conquest of the Soviet union and the enslavement, deportation and liquidation of millions. This landgrab nearly succeeded. The book tells the story of the defeat from which there could be no recovery. The scale of events took my breath away. I cannot imagine what people in Ukraine feel about being overrun again this time by an entity which considers itself a copatriot..
  5. The_narrow_path's avatar
    The_narrow_path
    They never lost, they just moved. Operation Paperclip.
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