Russias War, Richard Overy
Russias War, Richard Overy
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Russia's War
A History of the Soviet Effort: 1941-1945

Author: Richard Overy

Narrator: Derek Perkins

Unabridged: 13 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/21/2022

Synopsis

The Russian war effort to defeat invading Axis powers, an effort that assembled the largest military force in recorded history and that cost the lives of more than twenty-five million Soviet soldiers and civilians, was the decisive factor for securing an Allied victory. Now with access to the wealth of film archives and interview material from Russia used to produce the ten-hour television documentary Russia's War, Richard Overy tackles the many persuasive questions surrounding this conflict. Was Stalin a military genius? Was the defense of Mother Russia a product of something greater than numbers of tanks and planes—of something deep within the Russian soul?

About Richard Overy

Richard Overy is the author of many outstanding histories of World War II, including Why the Allies Won and, most recently, the bestselling Blood and Ruins, winner of the Society of Military History Distinguished Book Award. His study of Hitler and Stalin, The Dictators, was awarded the Wolfson History Prize. He lives in Brescia, Italy.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mark

Richard Overy wrote this not long after the Russian archives were made more accessible to western historians, and before they were closed off again. This allows him to shed what was new light on the eastern front, challenging myths pedalled by former Nazi generals and the communist party. Russia’s Wa......more

Goodreads review by Anthony

Richard Overy's history of the USSR's World War II experience revealed a lot that is lacking in typical American history courses concerning WWII. For one, it shows with a great deal of evidence how the USSR was able to recover from an initial German push that led the Nazis to within 40 miles of Mosc......more

Goodreads review by Boudewijn

This book is a nice introduction to the war on the Eastern Front. It starts with an explanation of the pre-war years, by dealing with the purges and war doctrine. After that, it tells about the struggle on the eastern front from year to year, roughly divided by 1942, 1943 and 1944 and onwards. It do......more

Goodreads review by Jim

In their war to defeat the Axis powers, Russia built the largest military force in history. They suffered more than 25 million deaths and, yet, drove the enemy from their soil and became one of the "Big Three" victors of World War II. This book, published in 1997, covers the highlights of the Russo-......more

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