Format:
1 Online-Ressource (336 pages)
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illustrations
Edition:
First edition
Edition:
London Bloomsbury Publishing 2020 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Edition:
Also issued in print
ISBN:
9780755624133
Content:
List of Illustrations -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Germany and its Neighbours in the East -- A War of Intervention against the Soviet Union? -- A Turning Point in German-Polish Relations -- Preparations for War in the East -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Content:
"Operation Barbarossa, Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, led to one of the most brutal campaigns of World War II: of the estimated 70 million people who died in World War II, over 30 million died on the Eastern Front. Although it has previously been argued that the campaign was a pre-emptive strike, in fact, Hitler had been planning a war of intervention against the USSR ever since he came to power in 1933. Using previously unseen sources, acclaimed military historian Rolf-Dieter Muller shows that Hitler and the Wehrmacht had begun to negotiate with Poland and had even considered an alliance with Japan soon after taking power. Despite the signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, at the declaration of war in September 1939, military engagement with the Red Army was still a very real and imminent possibility. In this book, Muller takes us behind the scenes of the Wehrmacht High Command, providing a fascinating insight into an unknown story of World War II."--Bloomsbury Publishing
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Also issued in print.
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780857735379
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781780768298
Language:
English
DOI:
10.5040/9780755624133
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