Title: Retreat From Moscow: A New History of Germany's Winter Campaign, 1941-1942 Author: David Stahel Genre: Military History Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Release Date: 2019 Format: Kindle Pages: 562 This is a pretty good new book about the Russian counter-offensive at Moscow in late 1941 and early 1942. The conventional wisdom for this campaign
Title: 1812: Napoleon’s Fatal March on Moscow Author: Adam Zamoyski Genre: Military History Publisher: HarperPress Release Date: 2012 Format: Kindle Pages: 672
Title: Stalingrad: The City that Defeated the Third Reich Author: Jochen Hellbeck (Editor), Christopher Tauchen (Translator) Genre: Military History Publisher: Hachette Book Group Release Date: 2015 Format: Kindle Pages: 514 I read this book just after reading the book "survivors of Stalingrad", about German suvivors of the battle. Both books are very good, but also
Title: Survivors of Stalingrad: Eyewitness Accounts from the 6th Army, 1942-43 Author: Reinhold Busch Genre: Military History Publisher: Frontline Books Release Date: 2014 Format: Kindle Pages: 256 I can't add much to the other reviews of this book, but wanted to contribute my five star rating. This book includes a few dozen accounts by, well,
Title: The Stalingrad Cauldron: Inside the Encirclement and Destruction of the 6th Army Author: Frank Ellis Genre: Military History Publisher: University Press of Kansas Release Date: 2013 Format: Hardcover Pages: 512 Maybe I didn't read the other reviews carefully enough, but I bought this book expecting to read an account of the "encirclement and destruction
Title: Island Of Fire: The Battle For the Barrikady Gun Factory In Stalingrad November 1942 - February 1943 Author: Jason Mark Genre: Military History Publisher: Leaping Horseman Books Release Date: 2007 Format: Hardcover Pages: 666 I've just finished this book and wanted to give it the excellent review that it deserves. The author has apparently
Title: Stalingrad: The Death of the German Sixth Army on the Volga, 1942-1943: Volume 1: The Bloody Fall Volume 2: The Brutal Winter Author: French MacLean Genre: Military History Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. Release Date: 2013 Format: Hardcover Pages: 640 This book has been very attractively produced and is very high quality, and it seems
Title: Stalingrad 1942–1943: The Infernal Cauldron Author: Stephen Walsh Genre: Military History Publisher: Amber Books Ltd Release Date: 2012 Format: Kindle Pages: 176 This is a good, but rather brief, history of the Stalingrad campaign. While the book does a decent job of summarizing the campaign, the following issues detracted from the book for me:
Title: The Retreat Author: Michael Jones Genre: Military History Publisher: John Murray Release Date: 2009 Format: Kindle Pages: 368 This is an excellent book for what it is, which is a collection of German-centric anecdotes from fall 41-spring 42 regarding the fighting around Moscow. The author includes numerous memorable accounts about the fighting during this
Title: Hell's Gate: The Battle of the Cherkassy Pocket, January-February 1944 Author: Douglas E. Nash Genre: Military History Publisher: Rzm Imports Inc Release Date: 2002 Format: Hardcover Pages: 417 Excellent book, with loads of anecdotes and personal accounts, at least for the German side. The book would have been even better if the author could
Title: MEMOIRS OF A POLISH LANCER: The Pamietniki of Dezydery Chlapowski Series: Ancient Empires Series Author: Tim Simmons (translator) Genre: Memoir Publisher: Emperor's Press Release Date: 2002 Format: Hardcover Pages: 158 This is an excellent book, although rather brief (153pp). The book is interesting in that: 1) More than most Napoleonic memoirs, the author describes
Title: Stalingrad: The Defeat of the German 6th Army Author: Paul Carell Genre: Military History Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. Release Date: 1993 Format: Hardcover Pages: 432 This is a short book--about 200 pp of text, maybe 100 pp of pictures at the end. The text, like all of Carell's books is interesting because it chiefly
