The Lighthouse Of Stalingrad

Author : Iain MacGregor
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1472135229
Total Pages : 463 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lighthouse of Stalingrad written by Iain MacGregor and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2022-07-28 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Stunning. History at its very best: a blend of impeccably researched scholarship, genuinely revelatory primary sources, and a beautifully written narrative.' - James Holland 'The sheer brutal intimacy of his descriptions of the fighting are extraordinary.' - Frederick Taylor 'A wonderful and important and timely book.' - Alexander Kershaw, New York Times bestselling author of The Bedford Boys and First Wave 'An authoritative and unforgettable insight into the decisive days of that most terrible struggle on the banks of the Volga.' - Jonathan Dimbleby 'An utterly gripping read.' - James Holland 'MacGregor writes with great fluency and narrative drive . . . compellingly terse.' - William Boyd 'Magisterial.' - Dan Snow The sacrifices that enabled the Soviet Union to defeat Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-45 are sacrosanct. The foundation of their eventual victory was laid during the battle for the city of Stalingrad, resting on the banks of the river Volga. For Germany, the catastrophic defeat was the beginning of their eventual demise that would see the Red Army two years later flying their flag of victory above the Reichstag. Stalingrad is seen as the pivotal battle of the Second World War, with over two million civilians and combatants either killed, wounded or captured during the bitter winter of September 1942. Both sides endured terrible conditions in brutal house-to-house fighting reminiscent of the Great War. Within this life-and-death struggle for the heart of the city and situated on the frontline was a key strategic building, codenamed: 'The Lighthouse'. Here, a small garrison of Red Army guardsmen withstood German aerial bombardments and fought off daily assaults of infantry and armour. Red Army newspaper reports at the time would be seized upon by the Moscow media needing to place a positive spin on the fighting that had at one point looked beyond salvation. By the end of the war, the story of this building would gather further momentum to inspire Russians to rebuild their destroyed towns and cities until it became the legend it is today, renamed after the simple sergeant who had supposedly led the defence - 'Pavlov's House'. In time for the eightieth anniversary, The Lighthouse of Stalingrad will shed fresh insight on this iconic battle through the prism of the men who fought one another over five months and the officers who commanded them. A riveting narrative, informed by both German and Russian archives to unearth unpublished memoirs and eyewitness testimonies from veterans and civilians alike, this book will celebrate the real heroes and provide a truer picture of how this mighty battle finally ended.

Author : Iain MacGregor
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982163585
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lighthouse of Stalingrad written by Iain MacGregor and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-11-29 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rolling the Dice-The Battle for Moscow 1941 -- History Repeating Itself-March 15-May 28, 1942 -- The Move South -- "Not One Step Back!" -- A City of Revolution-The Birth of Stalingrad -- Rain of Fire -- The King of Stalingrad! -- Send for the Guards -- Success Measured in Meters and Bodies -- Change at the Top -- The Storm Group and the Art of Active Defense -- The Legend Begins: The Capture of the "Lighthouse" -- Trouble in the North -- The Last Assault of Sixth Army: Operation "Hubertus" -- "Twentieth Century Cannae": Operation Uranus -- The Relentless Fight -- Hope Extinguished: Christmas in the Kessel -- The Last Commander of the "Lucky Division" -- The End -- Epilogue The Legend of the "Lighthouse".

Author : Iain MacGregor
Publisher : Scribner
ISBN 13 : 1982100044
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Checkpoint Charlie written by Iain MacGregor and published by Scribner. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “constantly captivating…well-researched and often moving” (The Wall Street Journal) history of Checkpoint Charlie, the famous military gate on the border of East and West Berlin where the United States confronted the USSR during the Cold War. In the early 1960s, East Germany committed a billion dollars to the creation of the Berlin Wall, an eleven-foot-high barrier that consisted of seventy-nine miles of fencing, 300 watchtowers, 250 guard dog runs, twenty bunkers, and was operated around the clock by guards who shot to kill. Over the next twenty-eight years, at least five thousand people attempt to smash through it, swim across it, tunnel under it, or fly over it. In 1989, the East German leadership buckled in the face of a civil revolt that culminated in half a million East Berliners demanding an end to the ban on free movement. The world’s media flocked to capture the moment which, perhaps more than any other, signaled the end of the Cold War. Checkpoint Charlie had been the epicenter of global conflict for nearly three decades. Now, “in capturing the essence of the old Cold War [MacGregor] may just have helped us to understand a bit more about the new one” (The Times, London)—the mistrust, oppression, paranoia, and fear that gripped the world throughout this period. Checkpoint Charlie is about the nerve-wracking confrontation between the West and USSR, highlighting such important global figures as Eisenhower, Stalin, JFK, Nikita Khrushchev, Mao Zedung, Nixon, Reagan, and other politicians of the period. He also includes never-before-heard interviews with the men who built and dismantled the Wall; children who crossed it; relatives and friends who lost loved ones trying to escape over it; military policemen and soldiers who guarded the checkpoints; CIA, MI6, and Stasi operatives who oversaw operations across its borders; politicians whose ambitions shaped it; journalists who recorded its story; and many more whose living memories contributed to the full story of Checkpoint Charlie.

Author : Martin Gilbert
Publisher : Rosetta Books
ISBN 13 : 0795337299
Total Pages : 1071 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Second World War written by Martin Gilbert and published by Rosetta Books. This book was released on 2014-06-05 with total page 1071 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Mr. Gilbert brings the strongest possible credentials to his history of World War II, and the result is a magisterial work” (The New York Times). In the hands of master historian Martin Gilbert, the complex and compelling story of the Second World War comes to life. This narrative captures the perspectives of leading politicians and war commanders, journalists, civilians, and ordinary soldiers, offering gripping eyewitness accounts of heroism, defeat, suffering, and triumph. This is one of the first historical studies of World War II that describes the Holocaust as an integral part of the war. It also covers maneuvers, strategies, and leaders operating in European, Asian, and Pacific theatres. In addition, this book brings in survivor testimonies of occupation, survival behind enemy lines, and the experience of minority groups such as the Roma in Europe, to offer a comprehensive account of the war’s impact on individuals on both sides. This is a sweeping narrative of one of the most deadly wars in history, which took almost forty million lives, and irrevocably changed countless more. “Gilbert’s flowing narrative is spiced with anecdotal details culled from diaries, memoirs, and official documents. He is especially skillful at interweaving summaries of military strategy with vignettes of civilian suffering.” —Newsweek “[A] masterful account of history’s most destructive conflict.” —Publishers Weekly

Author : Henry Steele Commager
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1612342671
Total Pages : 517 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Henry Steele Commager's The Story of the Second World War written by Henry Steele Commager and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2004 with total page 517 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry Steele CommagerOCOs The Story of the Second World War, compiled in the warOCOs immediate aftermath, became an instant classic. Commager has presented a broad spectrum of contemporary writing about the war by such figures as Winston Churchill, John Steinbeck, Walter Lippman, John Hersey, and William Shirer. The book also contains stirring narratives by the soldiers and civilians who experienced the war on the frontlines or who endured it behind the lines. Readers will enjoy these remarkable firsthand accounts from all of the major theaters of the war and CommagerOCOs expert commentary, which puts the war in perspective."

Author : Jacques Legrand
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 800 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chronicle of the Second World War written by Jacques Legrand and published by Longman Publishing Group. This book was released on 1990 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Paula Fox
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393342115
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Western Coast: A Novel written by Paula Fox and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2001-09-17 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America and the catastrophic world of twentieth-century war, mass murder, and horror are the backdrop of this story of Annie Gianfala, a young woman who finds herself cast adrift in Hollywood with World War II looming. Defending herself with despairing stubbornness against personal catastrophe, she is able to save her life and escape. "Enormously touching and wholly believable."—Washington Post Book World

Author : Paul Spanring
Publisher : Lutterworth Press
ISBN 13 : 0718842618
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Arnold Koster written by Paul Spanring and published by Lutterworth Press. This book was released on 2014-09-25 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baptists and Lutherans often define the tension of being in the world, but not in terms of two separate realms: the kingdom of God and the kingdom of the world. However, their understanding of these realms and their delicate connection is quite nuanced. Within the Lutheran tradition, the two kingdoms are held in tension, which in turn leads to a precarious interaction of state and church. In the (Ana)Baptist tradition, a much stricter duality is emphasised, resulting in a more radical and separatist stance. 'Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Arnold Koster' analyses and compares the historical development of these two viewpoints, and to discover how these traditions, represented in the lives of two individual followers, responded to the ideological onslaught of neopaganism and the enforced political conformity of the Third Reich. Compared with Dietrich Bonhoeffer, little is known of the Baptist preacher Arnold Koster. His ministry as a pastor of the Baptist church in Vienna lasted from 1928-1960. During the Nazi regime, he consistently preached critically and prophetically against its underlying ideology.

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Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 738 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World War II written by and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 2004 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book details the events of World War II, day by day, telling of heroes and their bravery, villains and their victims, and stoic women and men who worked to aid the war effort.

Author : Jan Kobylarz
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1452090807
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Polish Adventurer written by Jan Kobylarz and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2008-03-27 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Invariably for many years, memoirs have had a large group of devoted readers. Thanks to reading memories of people who were active participants or simply observers of great historic events allows us to maintain contact with the past, which usually fades under the pressure of everyday business. A reader who should pick the self-account by Jan Kobylarz, a signaler of the 7th Regiment of the 3rd Division, will take a fascinating journey into the past marked by some of the most tragic events in history; World War II. The writer took active part in the war. It engulfed his youthful years and proved to be a tough school of life. As a direct witness of the described events he went in his Polish Army uniform along the great combat route from the right bank Warsaw through Pomerania fortifi ed region, foregrounds of Berlin towards the Laba where he celebrated the end of war. This frank, simply written soldiers account is impressive for the detail in which the events were memorized. It gives description of dramatic struggle for the east-bank Warsaw borough of Praga, the dearly paid attempt to help the insurgents fi ghting in the westbank part of Warsaw, ferocious fi ght for the town of Kolobrzeg and the region of Pomerania fortifi ed by the nazis. The author takes us along to relive the most diffi cult moments, the happiness for successful actions or the bitter disappointment when He was deprived of meeting the allied brothers in arms on the Laba River. Besides descriptions of the daredevil combat actions the book is particularly interesting for accounts of work of the so- called political offi cers, popularly called the politruks. Frequent training sessions, chatty lectures, and press briefi ngs were an important elements of the ideological second front. The authors account suggests those lectures, aimed at educating the soldiers, often changed into heated political discussions in which mature opinions mixed with somehow naive trust in good fortune and good will of the politicians who then were making decisions about Polands future. The author, Jan Kobylarz, has remained in the business of connecting people. Just as 55 years ago when he was using telephone lines to connect units with the command centers, he now makes a connection between the reader and the Great History. His colorful story could became a valuable addition to textbook, academic descriptions of our war time history. Wladyslaw Sobecki