Thunder In The East

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The Soviet Union's struggle with Nazi Germany played the decisive part in the Allied defeat of Hitler. Gigantic prolonged & bloody land battles running continuously from 1941 to 1945 contrasted with the fighting on other fronts. The Russians largely fought on their own with an independent strategy & at a cost much higher than that borne by the other combatants. As for the Germans Hitler & his high command conceived & carried out the Russian campaign as a singular 'war of annihilation'. Benefiting from a post-Communist post-Cold War perspective Evan Mawdsley takes full advantage of the wealth of new studies & source materials to produce a narrative that is both penetrating & wide-ranging providing a clear overview of a vast conflict. This is a gripping account of one of the most devastating episodes of European history.>