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- John Murray
- John Murray
- John Murray
Russia, Prose: non-fiction, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Military history, Second World War, Warfare & defence
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John Murray
- Paperback Jul 1, 2010 | 9780719569722 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Jun 21, 2018 | 9781473689756 | RRP $39.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Nov 12, 2009 | 9781848543546 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
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John Murray
- Paperback Jul 1, 2010 | 9780719569722 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Jun 21, 2018 | 9781473689756 | RRP $39.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Nov 12, 2009 | 9781848543546 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
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John Murray
- Paperback Jul 1, 2010 | 9780719569722 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Jun 21, 2018 | 9781473689756 | RRP $39.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Nov 12, 2009 | 9781848543546 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
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The thrilling history of the turning point of the Second World War, when Hitler's armies were halted on the Eastern Front.
At the moment of crisis in 1941 on the Eastern front, with the forces of Hitler massing on the outskirts of Moscow, the miraculous occurred: Moscow was saved. Yet this turning point was followed by a long retreat, in which Russian forces, inspired by old beliefs in the sacred motherland, pushed back German forces, steeled by the vision of the ubermensch, the iron-willed fighter. Many of Russia's 27 million military and civilian deaths occurred in this desperate struggle.
In THE RETREAT, Michael Jones, acclaimed author of LENINGRAD, draws upon a mass of new eye-witness testimony from both sides of the conflict to tell, with matchless vividness and comprehensiveness, of the crucial turning point of the Second World War - the moment when the armies of Hitler could go no further - and of the titanic and cruel struggle of two mighty empires.
Praise for The Retreat
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A gripping account . . . told with verve and scholarship - Andrew Roberts
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Praise for STALINGRAD and LENINGRAD by Michael Jones - - :
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A milestone in the treatment of the battle ... highly effective and utterly captivating. Previous accounts have been unable to fully convey the desperate ferocity of the battle. Now we see it in all its horror - and better understand the courage of Stalingrad's defenders. This is the finest history of its type published to date - David Glanz
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Where the book stands out is in the portrait of ordinary life in extraordinary circumstances ... Fluently written ... the uniquely terrible experience of suffering, especially of 1941-2, is effectively described - BBC History
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A tribute to the resilience of the human spirit - HERALD
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A mass of first-person material that has been cleverly assembled to paint a striking picture - BBC History Magazine
Michael Jones
Michael Jones was awarded a history PhD by Bristol University and subsequently
taught at Glasgow University and Winchester College. He is a fellow
of the Royal Historical Society and member of the British Commission for
Military History, and works now as a writer, media consultant and presenter.
Among his historical titles he has written books on the battles of Bosworth,
Agincourt, and a biography of the Black Prince. He was TV consultant for Channel 4's
Richard III: Fact or Fiction and National Geographic's Mystery Files: The Princes in
the Tower, and co-author, with Philippa Gregory and David Baldwin, of The
Women of the Cousins' War.
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