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Stalingrad (book)
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| Author | Antony Beevor |
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| Country | U.K. |
| Language | English |
| Subject(s) | Military history |
| Genre(s) | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Viking Press, Penguin Books |
| Publication date | May 6, 1999 |
| Pages | 512 |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-14-024985-0 (Pbk) |
Written by Anthony Beevor, Stalingrad is a narrative history of the epic battle fought in and around the city of Stalingrad during World War II. It was published by Viking Press in 1998. The book achieved both critical and commercial success.
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The book won the first Samuel Johnson Prize, the Wolfson History Prize and the Hawthornden Prize for Literature in 1999.
The book starts with the German invasion of the USSR in June of 1941 (Operation Barbarossa), and the subsequent drive into the Soviet Union. Its main focus is the Battle of Stalingrad, and it details the following battles and war crimes committed by both sides. The book ends with the defeat of the Germans and the beginning of the Soviet advance on Germany. Beevor returned to the subject with Berlin: The Downfall 1945.
The book was published in the United States under the title of Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, and has been translated into 19 languages. The English paperback version was published by Penguin Books in 1999.
- Antony Beevor, Stalingrad - Viking 1998 - ISBN 0-14-024985-0