Bibliograph

Ostkrieg, Hitler's war of extermination in the East, Stephen G. Fritz

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Ostkrieg, Hitler's war of extermination in the East, Stephen G. Fritz

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 555-607) and index

Illustrations

mapsplatesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Ostkrieg

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

758335133

Responsibility statement

Stephen G. Fritz

Sub title

Hitler's war of extermination in the East

Summary

On June 22, 1941, Germany launched the greatest land assault in history on the Soviet Union, an attack that Adolf Hitler deemed crucial to ensure German economic and political survival. As the key theater of the war for the Germans, the eastern front consumed enormous levels of resources and accounted for 75 percent of all German casualties. Despite the significance of this campaign to Germany and to the war as a whole, few English-language publications of the last thirty-five years have addressed these pivotal events. In Ostkrieg: Hitler's War of Extermination in the East, Stephen G. Fritz bri

Table Of Contents

Dilemma -- Decision -- Onslaught -- Whirlwind -- Reckoning -- All or nothing -- Total war -- Scorched earth -- Disintegration -- Death throes

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