Kiev 1941, David Stahel
Kiev 1941, David Stahel
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Kiev 1941
Hitler's Battle for Supremacy in the East

Author: David Stahel

Narrator: Matthew Waterson

Unabridged: 14 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/22/2019

Synopsis

In just four weeks in the summer of 1941 the German Wehrmacht wrought unprecedented destruction on four Soviet armies, conquering central Ukraine and killing or capturing three quarters of a million men. This was the Battle of Kiev—one of the largest and most decisive battles of World War II and, for Hitler and Stalin, a battle of crucial importance. For the first time, David Stahel charts the battle's dramatic course and aftermath, uncovering the irreplaceable losses suffered by Germany's "panzer groups" despite their battlefield gains, and the implications of these losses for the German war effort. He illuminates the inner workings of the German army as well as the experiences of ordinary soldiers, showing that with the Russian winter looming and Soviet resistance still unbroken, victory came at huge cost and confirmed the turning point in Germany's war in the East.

About David Stahel

David Stahel was born in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1975. He completed an honors degree in history at Monash University in Melbourne, an MA in war studies at King's College London, and a PhD at the Humboldt University in Berlin. His research has centered primarily on German military history and particularly the Wehrmacht's war against the Soviet Union. Stahel is senior lecturer in European history at the University of New South Wales in Canberra. His titles include The Battle for Moscow, Retreat from Moscow, and Operation Typhoon.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jonathan

Having described the progress of Barbarossa until the end of August 1941 and the battle of Smolensk in his previous book, this work narrates the course of the famous turn away from Moscow by the Wehrmacht in September, southwards towards the encirclement of 4 Soviet armies in the enormous Battle of......more

Goodreads review by Joe

When asked, "What was the most decisive battle of World War II?," most historians answer Stalingrad, Kursk, or even Normandy. David Stahl answers Kiev. He does so not for the outcome of the battle on the field ( the Germans won) but because of the outcome of the struggle between the respective dicta......more

Goodreads review by Steven

Book review by Steven Douglas Mercatante, author of Why Germany Nearly Won: A New History of the Second World War in Europe and editor in chief of the military history website "The Globe at War". David Stahel's Kiev 1941 follows his 2009 work Operation Barbarossa and Germany's Defeat in the East as t......more

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