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Stalin, the Russians, and Their War : 1941-1945 by Marius Broekmeyer (2004, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Wisconsin Press
ISBN-100299195945
ISBN-139780299195946
eBay Product ID (ePID)30447505
Product Key Features
Book TitleStalin, the Russians, and Their War : 1941-1945
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2004
TopicRussia & the Former Soviet Union
GenreHistory
AuthorMarius Broekmeyer
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight16.2 Oz
Item Length8.9 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2003-020574
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"A clear-eyed, uncompromising view of a critical and often disregarded element in the Allied triumph over the Third Reich. Broekmeyer amasses vignettes to create a kaleidoscopic impression of the war, the Stalinist state, and their impacts on the lives of ordinary people. The overall effect is as devastating as it is enlightening."--David McDonald, University of Wisconsin-Madison, author of United Government and Russian Foreign Policy, 1900-1914, "A clear-eyed, uncompromising view of a critical and often disregarded element in the Allied triumph over the Third Reich. Broekmeyer amasses vignettes to create a kaleidoscopic impression of the war, the Stalinist state, and their impacts on the lives of ordinary people. The overall effect is as devastating as it is enlightening."—David McDonald, University of Wisconsin–Madison, author of United Government and Russian Foreign Policy, 1900–1914, "Reads like a living tableau of human suffering, stupidity, and sacrifice in all its aspects. A fascinating and gruesome read."--John Löwenhardt, University for Humanities, Utrecht, "A clear-eyed, uncompromising view of a critical and often disregarded element in the Allied triumph over the Third Reich. Broekmeyer amasses vignettes to create a kaleidoscopic impression of the war, the Stalinist state, and their impacts on the lives of ordinary people. The overall effect is as devastating as it is enlightening."-David McDonald, University of WisconsinMadison, author of United Government and Russian Foreign Policy, 19001914, "Reads like a living tableau of human suffering, stupidity, and sacrifice in all its aspects. A fascinating and gruesome read."—John Löwenhardt, University for Humanities, Utrecht, "Reads like a living tableau of human suffering, stupidity, and sacrifice in all its aspects. A fascinating and gruesome read."-John Löwenhardt, University for Humanities, Utrecht, "Reads like a living tableau of human suffering, stupidity, and sacrifice in all its aspects. A fascinating and gruesome read."-John Lwenhardt, University for Humanities, Utrecht
Dewey Decimal940.53/47
SynopsisUntil the advent of glasnost began to lift censorship in the Soviet Union in the mid-1980s, it was impossible for Russians in Russia to truthfully depict their own struggle against Nazi Germany. Even before World War II was over, the Soviet propaganda machine began to construct an official story: through enormous sacrifice, the Soviet people had gloriously freed themselves and the world from fascism, raising the hammer and sickle higher than ever on the ruins of Hitler's imperialist dreams. In Stalin, the Russians, and Their War, however, Marius Broekmeyer presents the testimony of Russian participants, eyewitnesses, and historians of World War II to reveal not a heroic struggle, but a war marred by catastrophes, errors, and lies. These testimonies openly discuss subjects omitted from official Soviet propaganda or glossed over in popular Western histories of the Allied victory in WWII - from purges within the Red Army and Soviet use of punitive brigades to the deployment of millions of poorly-equipped soldiers to the front lines., Until the advent of glasnost began to lift censorship in the Soviet Union in the mid-1980s, it was impossible for Russians in Russia to truthfully depict their own struggle against Nazi Germany. Even before World War II was over, the Soviet propaganda machine began to construct an official story: through enormous sacrifice, the Soviet people had gloriously freed themselves and the world from fascism, raising the hammer and sickle higher than ever on the ruins of Hitler's imperialist dreams. In Stalin, the Russians, and Their War , however, Marius Broekmeyer presents the testimony of Russian participants, eyewitnesses, and historians of World War II to reveal not a heroic struggle, but a war marred by catastrophes, errors, and lies. These testimonies openly discuss subjects omitted from official Soviet propaganda or glossed over in popular Western histories of the Allied victory in WWII--from purges within the Red Army and Soviet use of "punitive brigades" to the deployment of millions of poorly equipped soldiers to the front lines. These are authentic and often shocking first-hand accounts. Such a vivid report on the day-to-day lives of Russian soldiers, officers, and citizens during World War II does not exist anywhere else in English.
LC Classification NumberD764.B75513 2004
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