Barbarossa: The Russian German Conflict, 1941-45 (Cassell Military Paperbacks)

click here for more details, find new or used items	Alan Clark Our price £6.99 (£9.99) New from £3.89 Used from £0.99 Pages: 544 (Paperback) ISBN: 0304358649 Pub: Cassell military Pub date: 2001-07-12 Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 31170

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A gripping account of the titanic struggle in the East (1/1 people found this helpful)

I never tire of returning to Alan Clark's account of Barbarossa, which whilst sometimes short on technical detail, recounts with some style the ebb and flow of four years of violent conflict. To a certain extent the story is told from a German rather than Russian perspective, with considerable space given to the volatile relationships between Hitler and his generals. The text covers the entire campaign, from conception to Hitler's suicide, and the fate of the principal participants thereafter. It conjures vivid images of the scale of the campaign, the strengths and weaknesses of the leaders who shaped it, and the toll it took upon both sides. My only gripe is the poor standard of the insufficient (and sometimes confusing) maps. Compulsory reading.

Excellent read (3/3 people found this helpful)

I came across this book having previously read Stalingrad Berlin and Moscow 1941. It is an excellent read which is easy to follow and understand. Further it addresses the questions that seemed to arise from the other books previously mentioned in that it gives you a good oversight to the whole battle along the Eastern Front. My only issue with this book is that having originally been published in 1965 Alan Clarke did not follow this up with reference to any of the new information which have may have come to light especially since the changes in the Soviet Union. Unfortunately now he is dead we will have to wait for another author to take up the mantle. (He does address this question in 1985 in the book however so much has come to light since then.)
Overall an excellent read and a good insight to Hitler, his Generals, the Third Reich and The Eastern Front.

Probably the best boook covering the Eastern Front theatre (5/6 people found this helpful)

I've had this book now for about 3 years. I've read upteem books that cover, either wholly or in part, the Eastern Front but this is by far the most comprehensive and in-depth.

I must have read this about 5 times and I don't think you'll find a better source of information.

A Riveting Read (13/14 people found this helpful)

While not containing the small personal details of Beevor's Stalingrad and Berlin, this book is nonetheless a fascinating read, and will make you eager to learn more, which is no bad thing. Clark's grasp of politics is clear from his descriptions of the machinations of the German high command and in the final months the mistrust between the allied leaders as they approached Berlin. An excellent grounding in the subject, almost worth buying for the verbatim texts of many of Hitler's conferences alone, which clearly chart his mental disintegration towards the end. Recommended.

A great book (7/9 people found this helpful)

The book is well written containing all the relevant info in an enjoyable to read way. Arguments for and against Hitlers intervention in his generals affairs are very informative showing that the Wermachts downfall cannot be solely blamed on him. Well worth a read.

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