Stalingrad : memories and reassessments

For five and a half months in the middle of World War II the Eastern Front saw a foolhardy offensive become one of the most awesome battles and. eventually, most dreadful defeats of this century or any other. Against the advice of senior officers, Hitler decreed that Stalingrad must be taken, that the mighty Volga River must be denied to Russian shipping. He threw a quarter of a million men into a doomed campaign which saw over half of them killed and his proud Sixth Army annihilated A personal memoir of the battle of Stalingrad, the turning point on the Eastern Front during the Second World War. Translated into English for the first time, this reminiscence asks questions, queries military principles, and probes topics of responsibility in warfare. 320 p. : 25 cm Translation of: Stalingrad und die Verandwortung des Soldaten Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-273) and index