{"product_id":"operation-barbarossa-1941-christer-bergstrm-9781612004013","title":"Operation Barbarossa 1941: Hitler Against Stalin","description":"Illustrated with over 250 photos, many never previously published, this is an objective, balanced account, published in time for the 75th anniversary of the start of Operation Barbarossa on 22nd June 2016. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOperation Barbarossa was the largest military campaign in history. Springing from Hitler's fanatical desire to conquer the Soviet territories, defeat Bolshevism and create 'Lebensraum' for the German people, it pitted two diametrically opposed armed forces against one another. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe invasion began with 4.5 million troops attacking 2.3 million defenders. On one side was the Wehrmacht, without any doubt the world's most advanced military force. On the other were the Soviet armed forces, downtrodden, humiliated, decapitated and terrorized by an autocratic and crude dictator with no military education whatsoever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on decades of research work in both German and Russian archives, as well as interviews with a large number of key figures and veterans, Operation Barbarossa brings our knowledge on the war on the Eastern Front several big steps forward. It reveals and dispels many myths and misconceptions including: the myth of mass surrenders by Soviet soldiers; the myth about the vast differences in troop casualties between the two sides; the myth of the Soviet partisans and the myth that it was the Arctic cold that halted the German offensive. It also does not shy away from difficult truths such as the true nature of Finland's participation in Operation Barbarossa, and the massive scale of rapes committed by German troops. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChrister Bergstr m has once again produced what will be the definitive account of this monumental campaign.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christer Bergstr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1612004016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781612004013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Casemate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/20\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.80h x 8.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Christer Bergstr","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43984603611391,"sku":"9781612004013","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5dc28d88-6f17-4d78-98da-3f2b9e16a2b9.jpg?v=1683273212","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/operation-barbarossa-1941-christer-bergstrm-9781612004013","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}