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Author | : Ivan Stepanovich Konev |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2005-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781410219992 |
In this first-hand account of the great finishing strokes with which the Soviet Army ended the war against Hitler Germany, Marshal Konev, who was then in command of the 1st Ukrainian Front, analyses the strategic and operational situation of those days. His story includes authentic pen portraits of many prominent commanders such as Marshal of Armoured Forces P. S. Rybalko, and Generals D. N. Gusev and N. P. Pukhov, and his reflections on the nature of modern warfare, the art of moving large masses and equipment, and the morale of the Soviet soldier. Marshal Konev's book covers only a little over a hundred days. But what days they were! Six mighty rivers of Eastern Europe forced, the great industrial region of Silesia overcome. In the operations to free Krakow, Prague, Dresden and Berlin itself from Nazi rule thousands of Soviet soldiers won distinction on the field of battle, thousands died.... Here is the story, told by a man who saw it all with his own eyes, a general who knew every detail of every operation because it was his duty to carry them out. Half the book is devoted to the most authentic account yet written of the Berlin operation, which Konev himself describes as more complex than any he had ever undertaken. Many of the incidents described illustrate the humanity of the fighting men and their commanders. The beautiful and ancient city of Krakow saved from destruction, the care taken of the pictures of the Dresden Gallery discovered in a disused quarry, the skillful manoeuvre that recovered the industries of Silesia intact for Poland and her people. The concluding chapter tells of the swift thrust that liberated Czechoslovakia, where Germany's Field Marshal Schorrier had overa million men under arms.
Author | : Arthur Brytant |
Publisher | : Upton Press |
Total Pages | : 548 |
Release | : 2009-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1444627112 |
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Author | : John Terraine |
Publisher | : Amberley Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | : 440 |
Release | : 2018-05-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1445671468 |
An expert narrative of 1918, when the breakthrough was finally made, and everything it took to achieve victory.
Author | : Ashley Ekins |
Publisher | : ReadHowYouWant.com |
Total Pages | : 570 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1458752305 |
1918: Year of Victory, convened by the Australian War Memorial in Canberra in November 2008 to mark the ninetieth anniversary of the end of the Great War. Ashley Ekins (volume editor) is Head of the Military History Section at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.
Author | : Jeremy Brown |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 490 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780674026162 |
Brown examines the social, cultural, political, and economic dimensions of the Communist takeover of China. He seeks to understand how the 1949-1953 period was experienced by various groups, including industrialists, filmmakers, ethnic minorities, educators, rural midwives, philanthropists, standup comics, and scientists.
Author | : Robert Weintraub |
Publisher | : Little, Brown |
Total Pages | : 475 |
Release | : 2013-04-02 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 0316205907 |
The triumphant story of baseball and America after World War II. In 1945 Major League Baseball had become a ghost of itself. Parks were half empty, the balls were made with fake rubber, and mediocre replacements roamed the fields, as hundreds of players, including the game's biggest stars, were serving abroad, devoted to unconditional Allied victory in World War II. But by the spring of 1946, the country was ready to heal. The war was finally over, and as America's fathers and brothers were coming home, so too were the sport's greats. Ted Williams, Stan Musial, and Joe DiMaggio returned with bats blazing, making the season a true classic that ended in a thrilling seven-game World Series between the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals. America also witnessed the beginning of a new era in baseball: it was a year of attendance records, the first year Yankee Stadium held night games, the last year the Green Monster wasn't green, and, most significant, Jackie Robinson's first year playing in the Brooklyn Dodgers' system. The Victory Season brings to vivid life these years of baseball and war, including the littleknown "World Series" that servicemen played in a captured Hitler Youth stadium in the fall of 1945. Robert Weintraub's extensive research and vibrant storytelling enliven the legendary season that embodies what we now think of as the game's golden era.
Author | : Elaine F. Weiss |
Publisher | : Potomac Books, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 353 |
Release | : 2008-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1597972738 |
The women who kept the farms going while the soldiers were Over There
Author | : Marvin Byers |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781560438243 |
Can we know the time of Christ's coming as John the Baptist, Simeon, Anna, and others knew? Jesus is standing at the door. But who knows the time of His return? Will we make the same mistakes as those who missed Him the first time? Find the answers in this revolutionary study of the last days.
Author | : Sandra Brown |
Publisher | : Class Ebook Editions Ltd |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2018-03-06 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1944654186 |
“‘Forget everything you’ve ever heard about technique. Kiss me the way you think a bad girl would and we’ll both have a much better time.’” Sportswriter Judd Mackie has earned fame with his scathing columns. Women’s tennis pro Stevie Corbett is a favorite target of his sarcastic prose. In his view, she’s too focused on being a cute, crowd-pleaser to be taken seriously as an athlete on the court. What Stevie’s nemesis doesn’t know is that she’s suffering a medical condition that’s all too serious and potentially ruinous to her career. When Judd uncovers the sensational story, he recognizes it as one that comes along only once in a lifetime...but telling it would cost him the woman he now doesn’t want to live without.
Author | : Gerhard L. Weinberg |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 2005-04-11 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521852548 |
Visions of Victory, first published in 2005, explores the views of eight leaders of the major powers of World War II - Hitler, Mussolini, Tojo, Chiang Kai-shek, Stalin, Churchill, de Gaulle, and Roosevelt. He compares their visions of the future in the event of victory. While the leaders primarily focused on fighting and winning the war, their decisions were often shaped by their aspirations for the future. What emerges is a startling picture of postwar worlds. After exterminating the Jews, Hitler intended for all Slavs to die so Germans could inhabit Eastern Europe. Mussolini and Hitler wanted extensive colonies in Africa. Churchill hoped for the re-emergence of British and French empires. De Gaulle wanted to annex the northwest corner of Italy. Stalin wanted to control Eastern Europe. Roosevelt's vision included establishing the United Nations. Weinberg's comparison of the individual portraits of the war-time leaders is a highly original and compelling study of history that might have been.