Hitler Moves East, 1941-1943 (1965) ended with the Battle of
Stalingrad. This chunky second volume skips half a year (the
intervening operations are later described in flashbacks) to start
right off with the Battle of Kursk in July 1943, which German
military historian Carell considers the real turning-point of the
Russian war: "The German victorious advance ended at Stalingrad -
the German defeat began at Kursk." Hitler, ignoring the urgent
demonstrations of his field commanders that the German situation
could be saved only by going over from a campaign of conquest to a
war of attrition, staked everything on one vast offensive blow,
Operation Citadel, the code name for the Battle of Kursk. In a
panoramic portrayal that blends eyewitness accounts with historical
documentary evidence, Carell depicts how the threatening Russian
defeat turned into a victory for the Red Army, the start of a
string of German reversals which by the end of July 1944 had
brought the war back to the East Prussian frontier (where Carell
leaves it). The account, despite the deluge of combat details and
battlefield minutiae, aims at high readability with a deliberately
sprightly style whose excesses (stagy conversations, sentimental
anecdotes, melodramatic foreshadowing, rhetorical questions,
exclamations galore) are easily forgiven. Laboriously researched to
clarify the top-level decision-making, behind-the-scenes spying,
and front-line tactical maneuvering, this is a de luxe narrative
complete with numerous photos and maps, appended documents, and an
extensive bibliography. (Kirkus Reviews)
The classic! This new edition of Paul Carrell's eastern front study
picks up where Hitler Moves East left off. Beginning with the
battle of Kursk in July 1943, Carell traverses the vast expanse of
the Russian War, from the siege of Leningrad and the fierce battles
of the norther front, to the fourth battle of Kharkov, and the
evacuation of the Crimea, a withdrawal forbidden by Hitler. The
book ends in June of 1944 when the Soviet Armies reach the East
Prussian frontier. Hundreds of photographs, situation and campaign
maps, complete index, and comprehensive bibliography, add to this
impressive account. This edition includes a new preface by the
author.
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