I just read operation barbarossa and germanys defeat in the east by david stahel, which i highly recommend. The fateful siege, 19421943 by antony beevor, hitler moves east 19411943 by paul carell, battleground. World war ii library binding january 30, 2012 by gary jeffrey author visit amazons gary jeffrey page. Its been awhile since i read this one but its stuck with me for over ten years and the way the other immerses you in the steady retreat of the wehrmacht makes it a gripping tale. The german armed forces suffered 80% of its military deaths in the eastern front. Koschorrek in the series of articles, great ww2 books, we shall suggest some books. What are some of the best books on the eastern front. It was a great analysis of the german armys performance in the east during wwii, and why the war turned out the way that it did. They should be comprehensive and full of details, without being dry and boring. Duarte, pablo freidinger, marcel and hoffmann, andreas 2019. The eastern front chapter 9 the cambridge history of the.
From reading the book it is easy to understand the authors enthusiasm for the subject when we see his degree of knowledge on the subject and all the details. The air war over the eastern front gobbled up men and machines. This book should be of interest to everyone from novice to expert. Winston churchill titled his book on the eastern front during the first world war. Jul 28, 2017 atlas of the eastern front 194145 robert kirchubel. Time travelers from our modern age are thrown into the deadly straits of the thirty years war in europe of the 1600s. New book recalls history s greatest aerial campaign. The war in the east is often forgotten as i said earlier, and this volume brings to life many of the brutalities and hardships that are synonymous with war on the eastern front. Heres a list of the books in english or translated into english that i have read and found to be good.
The epic siege of world war ii, 19411944 by anna reid, stalingrad. It is generally accepted as being the deadliest conflict in human history, with over 30 million killed as a result. World war ii library binding january 30, 2012 by gary jeffrey author. Best books about the eastern front 0 the initial period of war on the eastern front, 22 june august 1941. The eastern front or eastern theater of world war i german. Over the course of four years, more than 400 red army and german divisions clashed in a series of operations along a front. List of books and articles about world war ii eastern front online. The eastern front, where troops from germany, austriahungary, turkey, russia, and the balkans fought, was larger than the western front. Memories of a machine gunner on the eastern front, 194345 10 oct 2019. Well, im going to give you 3 books i recommend you read first in the video, and another list of recommended books. Smelser is a widely published historian of nazi germany, while davies, a selfconfessed former adherent to the ostfront. The eastern front was the largest and bloodiest theatre of world war ii.
A groundbreaking historical study, norman stones the eastern front 19141917 was the very first authoritative account of the russian front in. Having read them i can say that they have serious mistakes since they rely on soviet sources for information on german strength and loss statistics. C,o, the hardcover includes color profiles not found in the paperback version released in the us price. At the time of the publication of the myth of the eastern front, the authors were colleagues in the history department at the university of utah. What are the best books about the eastern front during ww2. Part of the ladybird expert history of the second world war series, the eastern front 19411944, is an authoritative and accessible introduction to the brutal confrontation between nazi germany and the soviet union along a 1,200 mile front. What is a good book about the eastern front in wwi. The book traces the foundation of the postwar myth of the clean wehrmacht, its. The eastern front, as the site of nearly all extermination camps, death marches, ghettos, and the majority of pogroms, was central to the holocaust. If you own interesting books on the eastern front, particularly photo oriented, send us a message and we will publish your photos, giving you credit. Without question one of the classics of postwar historical scholarship, stones boldly conceived and brilliantly executed book opened the eyes of a generation of young british historians raised on tales of the western trenches to the crucial importance of the eastern front in the first world war niall ferguson. The eastern front from the early german successes in operation barbarossa to the siege of stalingrad and the soviet counteroffensive that eventually brought berlin to its knees, the eastern front of world war ii saw axis forces clash with the red army in some of the most brutal battles in history. Originally written only for his daughter, armin schedierbauers adventures in my youth chronicles his time.
Operations, myths and memories italian and italian american studies by bastian matteo scianna sep 10, 2019 5. The tale of one of germanys greatest snipers and a riveting if slightly short read. Before writing the book, buttar spent a year studying archives in berlin, vienna, and freiberg. Discover librarianselected research resources on world war ii eastern front from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals. The battles on the eastern front of the second world war constituted the largest military confrontation in history. Operation barbarossa robert kershaw, war without garlands siege of leningrad harrison e. Fritz, a professor of history at east tennessee state university, shows the eastern front from the german perspective. Eastern front world war ii books casemate publishers. Which books should you read first if youre new to the eastern front of ww2. Jeff rutherford talks about his book, combat and genocide on the eastern front. If you want to scientifically analyze the eastern front battles, then you need this book. It would be great if they also contained plenty of personal accounts, reports, anecdotes etc from people especially soldiers who were involved in the fighting rather than just describing battle after. After many years of research, the author has written an excellent unit history that has all the necessary elements of a great book.
Rare 50 page book with large photos of twin turret t26 tanks. His thesis is that the wehrmacht was worn out after 8 weeks of operation barbarossa by dust in their engines, terrible roads, unsuitable t. The eastern front was the decisive theater of world war ii in europe. Robert kirchubel has assembled some of the maps from older osprey books, updated many, and added numerous new maps to provide a great visual representation of the conflict. The book is written by a cambridge and oxford history scholar and professor norman stone and is perhaps the best single book on the eastern front during wwi.
The eastern front 191721, by prit buttar, osprey publishing, oxford, u. The secret history of the blitz by joshua levine the unknown eastern front by rolfdieter muller. Albrecht wackers book sniper on the eastern front is the story of 19 yearold josef sepp allerberger, a wehrmacht machinegunner turned sniper who survived the german armys fighting retreat at the end of the. A groundbreaking historical study, norman stones the eastern front 19141917 was the very first authoritative account of the russian front in the first world war to be published in the west. The second world war on the eastern front 9781405840637. The eastern front during world war ii was a great morass into which millions of men, both germans and russians, disappeared.
The eastern front 19141917 audiobook by norman stone. Two of the most popular eastern front histories are when titans clashed. Life and death on the italian front 1915 1919 by mark. Charging knights on the eastern front the combat history of s.
The memoirs of sepp allerberger, knights cross by albrecht wacker. May 04, 2014 best war and history books of all time clockwise from left. The massive offensives on the eastern front during 1915 are too often overshadowed by the events in western europe, but the scale and ferocity of the clashes between imperial germany, hapsburg austriahungary, and tsarist russia were greater than anything seen on the western front and ultimately as important to the final outcome of the war. Jun 26, 2008 without question one of the classics of postwar historical scholarship, stones boldly conceived and brilliantly executed book opened the eyes of a generation of young british historians raised on tales of the western trenches to the crucial importance of the eastern front in the first world war niall ferguson scholarly, lucid, entertaining, based on a thorough knowledge of austrian and. Quite good and includes one of the more detailed accounts of the battle of narva. May 18, 2017 i just read operation barbarossa and germanys defeat in the east by david stahel, which i highly recommend. In this nowclassic history he dispels the myths surrounding a still relatively littleknown aspect of the war, showing how inefficiency rather than. Data is broken down by year, quarter and by operation. Which books should you read first if youre new to the eastern front of. Atlas of the eastern front is a valuable contribution to the study of world war ii. An exciting addition to the multiple new york times bestselling ring of fire alternate history series created by eric flint. The complete wwii diary and history of the sturmgeschutz brigade 236.
Robert kirchubel has assembled some of the maps from older osprey books, updated many, and added numerous new maps to. The eastern front of world war ii was a theatre of conflict between the european axis powers. As for carell, his hitler moves east 19411943 is still one of my favourite books regarding the war on the eastern front. It discusses perceptions of the eastern front of world war ii in the united states in the context of historical revisionism. Eastern front series audiobooks listen to the full. War on the eastern front 19411945 easily gets 4 stars and a hearty recommendation to all students of wwii history. How the red army stopped hitler by david glantz and jonathan house and russias war.
Atlas of the eastern front 194145 robert kirchubel. The book offers in depth look at movements on the eastern front, however repeats some cliches and outright lies. The war in the east and on the neighbouring fronts. Also dated and a good read is moscow to stalingrad.
In combat with the waffenss on the eastern front 1945, and with the french in indochina 195154 19 january 2015 by paul martelli and vittorino dal cengio. My war memories 19141918 by erich ludendorff, the white war. Hartmanns operation barbarossa is an exceptional contribution to the historiography of germanys invasion of the soviet union, war on the eastern front, and nazi germanys ultimate downfall in 1945. Today i finished a great book called the german army on the eastern front. Austrian 28th regiment did not in fact defect en masse, and hearing it in narrators authoritative and damning voice is quite painful.
It uses a combination of german military reports and analysis to craft a. The memoirs of a german soldier on the eastern front by gunter k. Eastern front world war ii news newspapers books scholar jstor march 2015 learn. Bartov goes into great depth of how hitlers soldiers fought on the eastern front, and what problems they encountered on the eastern front. The german infantrys war, 19411944, about combat and occupation policies of the german army during world war ii. Online shopping for eastern front from a great selection at books store. With the help of another historian, the multilingual buttar was able to translate the german archives. The eastern front chapter 9 the cambridge history of. Mar 01, 2014 the book doesnt have analysis of the battles, it just consists of countless tables with information on casualties, production etc. Charging knights on the eastern front the combat history. Oct 19, 2016 new book recalls historys greatest aerial campaign. It involved more land combat than all other world war ii theatres combined. Historian, author and broadcaster james holland draws on the latest research and interviews with participants to bring colour, detail and a fresh. The battles fought on the eastern front were decisive to the course of the first world war.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Military casualties and exchange rates during the first world war. Between 1920s and now only a handful of books have appeared in english on the eastern front, the most well known being that of prof. The personal memoir of a nazi soldier, from joining the german army in 1941 through his time as a panzer on the eastern front. Lucas, a veteran of the british north africa and italy campaigns, brings his military expertise to.
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