Blood-Soaked Eastern Front: "Barbarossa" · Stalingrad · Kursk · Leningrad · Berlin: Previously Unseen Historical Photos, 1941-1945

Author: Fuller
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: Over 450 photographs from the archives of the (former) Soviet Union, revealing little-known battles on the Eastern Front of World War II for the first time. Covers all major battles on the Eastern Front, from "Barbarossa," Stalingrad, Kursk, Leningrad, to the capture of Berlin. Provides detailed accounts of the lives and combat activities of Soviet partisans operating behind German lines. Vividly depicts the heroic epic written in blood and sweat by the Red Army soldiers on the Eastern Front. The fighting on the Eastern Front (i.e., the Soviet-German Front) during World War II was exceptionally bloody: Over 30 million military and civilian casualties were recorded on both sides during the four-year-long war; after the war, Poland, European Russia, and Germany were reduced to ruins. Blood on the Eastern Front is a photographic record of this terrible war. This book uses previously unpublished photographs from an archives in the former Soviet Union to narrate this long-forgotten history from the perspective of ordinary men and women who participated in the war, recreating the most brutal conflict in history with unique visual impact. It provides in-depth introductions and summaries of major battles such as the Stalingrad showdown, the Kursk battle, and the capture of Berlin, but emphasizes interpreting each battle, campaign, and even the entire war based on the experiences and perspectives of individual soldiers. Additionally, the book details the heroic and tenacious combat deeds of irregular forces, particularly partisan units, active on the Eastern Front.