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Auteur(s) : Fritz, Stephen G. (1949-....)
Titre(s) : Ostkrieg [Texte imprimé] : Hitler's war of extermination in the East / Stephen G. Fritz
Publication : Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, c2011
Description matérielle : xxiv, 640 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm
Comprend : Dilemma ; Decision ; Onslaught ; Whirlwind ; Reckoning ; All or nothing ; Total
war ; Scorched earth ; Disintegration ; Death throes.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (p. 555-607) and index
On June 22, 1941, Adolf Hitler launched the greatest land assault in history on the
Soviet Union, an attack the Führer deemed crucial to ensure Germany's economic and
political survival. Operation Barbarossa, as the assault was known, was Hitler's attempt
to annihilate the Soviet Union in order to fulfill the Nazi desire for Lebensraum
(living space) and to finally resolve the "Jewish question." What resulted was a devastating
and barbaric campaign that consumed enormous resources and accounted for 75 percent
of all German casualties during World War II. The ruthless conflict also left tens
of millions of Eastern Europeans dead or destitute, at rates dramatically outnumbering
Anglo-American casualties on the western front. Despite the enduring significance
of the eastern front, few English-language books have addressed these pivotal events.
Ostkrieg: Hitler's War of Extermination in the East incorporates recent historical
research on the German-Soviet war into an accessible, comprehensive, and insightful
narrative. Stephen G. Fritz analyzes the German-Soviet war from the German perspective,
covering all aspects of the eastern front and exploring the interrelated military
events, economic strategy, resource exploitation, and racial policy that motivated
the pitiless invasion and war of extermination
Sujet(s) : Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945) -- Leadership militaire
Guerre mondiale (1939-1945) -- Opérations militaires -- Front oriental
Guerre mondiale (1939-1945) -- Atrocités -- Europe de l'Est
Expansion territoriale -- Allemagne -- 1900-1945
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780813134161 (cloth) (alk. paper). - ISBN 0813134161 (cloth) (alk. paper). -
ISBN 9780813134178 (erroné) (ebook). - ISBN 081313417X (erroné) (ebook)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb426489450
Notice n° :
FRBNF42648945
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