Images of Barbarossa : The German Invasion of Russia, 1941

by Ailsby, Christopher

• ISBN13: 9781574885026
• ISBN10: 1574885022
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-04-01
• Publisher: Potomac Books Inc

Summary

-- Contains many previously unpublished photographs

-- Includes the murderous activities of the SS in Russia in 1941

On June 22, 1941, Adolf Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union. More than 3 million men smashed east to begin the German crusade to rid the world of Bolshevism and conquer "living space" for the Thousand-Year Reich. The story of the German invasion is told through the book's spectacular photographs, which convey the true horror and scale of this campaign, including the largest tank battles of the war, savage hand-to-hand fighting, massive aerial destruction, and the genocidal activities of the SS. With its authoritative text and extended captions, Images of Barbarossa is an enthralling pictorial record of one of history's most vicious military campaigns. Containing many previously unpublished photographs, the book will appeal to military specialists and laymen alike.

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(8)
On the eve of war	14	(18)
Kicking in the door	32	(20)
Guderian's panzers	52	(28)
Target Leningrad	80	(18)
Drive to Kiev	98	(22)
Finnish revenge	120	(12)
First defeat	132	(18)
The battle for Moscow	150	(16)
Red blizzard	166	(12)
``Hold fast!''	178	(14)
The racial war	192	(14)
Recriminations	206	(6)
Conclusion	212	(2)
Appendices	214	(9)
Index	223