| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 328 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
The struggle for peace, and its results -- First attempts to unleash a Second World War -- The first contact -- Stalin's role in the rebirth of German war power -- Why did Stalin like Hitler's book so much? -- Industrialization and collectivization -- Stalin's role in elevating Hitler -- Stalin and the destruction of Soviet strategic aviation -- Stalin's preparations for war: tanks -- On the "obsolete" Soviet tanks -- Winged Genghis Khan -- About "obsolete" airplanes -- Soviet airborne assault troops and their mission -- About the brilliant military leader Tukhachevski -- The cleansing -- Spain -- Stalin's trap for Hitler -- Results of the Moscow Pact -- Blitzkrieg in Poland Mongolia -- Mobilization -- Mobilization of the economy -- The winter war: Finland -- Germany's strategic resources and Stalin's plans -- The carving up of Romania, and its consequences -- Destruction of the buffer states between Germany and the Soviet Union -- Destruction of the security pale on the eve of the war -- Partisans or saboteurs? -- Destruction of the Stalin line -- Trotsky murdered, Molotov in Berlin -- Kremlin games -- All the way to Berlin! -- Mountain divisions on the steppes of Ukraine -- Stalin in May -- June 13, 1941 -- Words and deeds -- Red Army, black Gulag uniforms -- Military alignment -- Churchill's warning and Stalin's reaction -- A Blitzkrieg against Russia? -- Intelligence reports and Stalin's reaction -- The war has begun -- Stalin's panic -- If it weren't for winter! -- A model war |
| Summary |
The author analyzes newly released documents concerning Stalin's strategic design to conquer Europe and the reasons behind his controversial support for Nazi Germany |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-318) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953 -- Military leadership
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| SUBJECT |
Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953 fast |
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Stalin, Iosif V. swd |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Soviet Union
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Causes.
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HISTORY -- Military -- World War II.
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Command of troops
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War -- Causes
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Weltkrieg 1939-1945
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Kriegsbeginn
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Kriegsvorbereitung
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Soviet Union
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Sowjetunion
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781612512686 |
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1612512682 |
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