Russia at War, 19411945, Alexander Werth
Russia at War, 19411945, Alexander Werth
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Russia at War, 1941–1945
A History

Author: Alexander Werth, Nicolas Werth

Narrator: Derek Perkins

Unabridged: 38 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/16/2021

Synopsis

In 1941, Russian-born British journalist Alexander Werth observed the unfolding of the Soviet-German conflict with his own eyes. What followed was the widely acclaimed book, Russia at War, first printed in 1964. At once a history of facts, a collection of interviews, and a document of the human condition, Russia at War is a stunning, modern classic that chronicles the savagery and struggles on Russian soil during the most incredible military conflict in modern history.

As a behind-the-scenes eyewitness to the pivotal, shattering events as they occurred, Werth chronicles with vivid detail the hardships of everyday citizens, massive military operations, and the political movements toward diplomacy as the world tried to reckon with what they had created. Despite its sheer historical scope, Werth tells the story of a country at war in startlingly human terms, drawing from his daily interviews and conversations with generals, soldiers, peasants, and other working class civilians. The result is a unique and expansive work with immeasurable breadth and depth, built on lucid and engaging prose, that captures every aspect of a terrible moment in human history.

About Alexander Werth

Alexander Werth (1901-1969) was a British journalist. He was a war correspondent in Russia for the Sunday Times and the Guardian and a commentator for the BBC from 1941 to 1948. He was one of the first outsiders allowed into Stalingrad after the battle and one of the few journalists to visit the Majdanek concentration camp. Russia at War was his best-known work.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Boudewijn on October 15, 2023

Aber Kleine, weine doch nicht. Bald kommt der Tod If there is one quote that captured for me the essence of this book, it is this quote from an SD officer, trying to comfort a small child about to be shot by the Germans. "Russia at War" by Alexander Werth relates his experiences during the Soviet-Ger......more

Goodreads review by Carol on September 21, 2021

My father owned a paperback copy of this book, and I grew up reading it. It's the most exhaustive book ever written on this subject. Werth was a working journalist and he was in Russia throughout the worst years of the war. His story is shaped by real-life interviews of every type of Russian imagina......more

Goodreads review by Rob on July 14, 2008

Learned alot of crazy things from this book. The scale of the war between Germany and Russia exceeded anything encountered in Japan or the western front (about 40 Russians died during WW2 for every American). Great storytelling on the Leningrad blockade and the battle of Stalingrad. Doesn't go into......more

Goodreads review by Shaun on December 08, 2012

This entertaining work, though a comprehensive overview of the political, military and economic factors affecting Soviet strategy, is particularly valuable as witness to the social environment of wartime Russia; particularly through the author's access to events and personalities as a wartime corres......more

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