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"Rodric Braithwaite's magnificent narrative of 1941 and the Battle of Moscow, and the Russian men and women who fought it, was one of the major history titles of 2006 in both universal acclaim and sales. Based on huge research and scores of interviews, thi."
""In 1941 close to one million Russian soldiers died defending Moscow from German invasion - more causalities than that of the United States and Britain during all of World War II. Many of these soldiers were in fact not soldiers at all, but instead ordinary people who took up arms to defend their city. Students dropped their books for guns; released prisoners exchanged their freedom for battle; and women fought alongside men on the bloody, mud-covered frozen road to Moscow. By the time the United States entered the war the Germans were already retreating and a decisive victory had been won for the Allies." "With extensive research into the lives of soldiers, politicians, writers, artists, workers, and children, Rodric Braithwaite creates a richly detailed narrative that captures this crucial moment. Moscow 1941 is a dramatic, unforgettable portrait of an often overlooked battle that changed the world."--P. [4] of cover."
"Based on huge research and scores of interviews, this book offers an unforgettable and richly illustrated narrative of the military action that took place in Moscow during 1941; telling portraits of Stalin and his generals, some apparatchiks, some great commanders. It also traces the stories of individuals, soldiers, politicians and intellectuals, writers and artists and dancers, workers, schoolchildren and peasants. Click here to visit the author's website."@en
"The Battle of Moscow is by some counts the biggest in history - more Russians died than the British lost during the whole of World War I. But why was Russia so unprepared? Why did the Russians fight? Based on scores of interviews and research, this text presents one of the great untold stories of World War II."@en
"The Battle of Moscow is by some counts the biggest in history - more Russians died than the British lost during the whole of World War I. But why was Russia so unprepared? Why did the Russians fight? Based on scores of interviews and research, this text presents one of the great untold stories of World War II."
"The 1941 Battle of Moscow--unquestionably one of the most decisive battles of the Second World War--marked the first strategic defeat of the German armed forces in their seemingly unstoppable march across Europe. The Soviets lost many more people in that one battle than the British and Americans lost in the whole of the war. Now, Rodric Braithwaite tells the story in large part through the individual experiences of ordinary Russian men and women. Setting his narrative firmly against the background of Moscow and its people, Braithwaite begins in early 1941, when the Soviet Union was still untouched by the war raging to the west. We see how--despite abundant secret intelligence--the breaching of the border by the Wehrmacht in June took the country by surprise, and how, when the Germans pushed to Moscow in November, the Red Army and the capital's inhabitants undertook to defend their city. Finally, in the winter of 1941--1942, they turned the Germans back on the very outskirts. Braithwaite's narrative of the military action offers portraits of Stalin and his generals. By interweaving the personal remembrances of soldiers, politicians, writers, artists, workers, and schoolchildren, he gives us an understanding of how the war affected the daily life of Moscow, and of the extraordinary bravery, endurance, and sacrifice--both voluntary and involuntary--that was required of its citizens."
"The 1941 Battle of Moscow--unquestionably one of the most decisive battles of the Second World War--marked the first strategic defeat of the German armed forces in their seemingly unstoppable march across Europe. The Soviets lost many more people in that one battle than the British and Americans lost in the whole of the war. Now, Rodric Braithwaite tells the story in large part through the individual experiences of ordinary Russian men and women. Setting his narrative firmly against the background of Moscow and its people, Braithwaite begins in early 1941, when the Soviet Union was still untouched by the war raging to the west. We see how--despite abundant secret intelligence--the breaching of the border by the Wehrmacht in June took the country by surprise, and how, when the Germans pushed to Moscow in November, the Red Army and the capital's inhabitants undertook to defend their city. Finally, in the winter of 1941--1942, they turned the Germans back on the very outskirts. Braithwaite's narrative of the military action offers portraits of Stalin and his generals. By interweaving the personal remembrances of soldiers, politicians, writers, artists, workers, and schoolchildren, he gives us an understanding of how the war affected the daily life of Moscow, and of the extraordinary bravery, endurance, and sacrifice--both voluntary and involuntary--that was required of its citizens."@en

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"Moskou 1941 : een stad in oorlog"
"Moskwa 1941 : największa bitwa II wojny światowej"@pl
"Moscow 1941 a city and its people at war"
"Moskva 1941 : město a jeho lidé ve válce"
"Moscow 1941 a city and its people at war"@en
"Moscú 1941"
"Moscú 1941"@es
"Moscow 1941: A City and its People at War"
"מוסקבה 1491"
"Moscow 1941 a City & Its People at War"@en
"Moscow 1941"
"Moscow 1941 : a city and its people at war"
"Moscow 1941 : a city and its people at war"@en
"Mosḳvah 1941 : ʻir ṿe-toshaveha be-milḥamah"
"Moskva 1941 : gorod ego lûdi na vojne"
"Moscow 1941 A City and its People"
"Moskva 1941"@da
"Moskva 1941"@sv

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