Hitler's great gamble : a new look at German strategy, operation, and the Axis defeat in World War II /: a new look at German strategy, operation, and the Axis defeat in World War II. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: James Ellman.
• Authors: Ellman, James
• Contents: The German strategic predicament and Hitler's rise -- German relative economic weakness and the fall of France -- Seelöwe : the planned invasion of England -- Two maritime strategies -- The rising Soviet threat to German European hegemony -- Hitler's decision, Marita and countdown to invasion -- The logic behind Barbarossa's chance for victory in the East -- Drang nach Osten : The drive to the East -- Historical explanations for Germany's defeat in the East -- An early drive for Moscow -- Cold, snow and mud -- The "fatal" delay of Marita and a southern typhoon -- Nazi genocide, ideology and the loss of hearts and minds -- A Japanese attack on the USSR and the key to German victory -- The pursuit of oil and the road to global war -- The critical summer and the road south -- The Anaconda option -- Finland fails Germany and itself.
• Publisher Details: Guilford, Connecticut : Stackpole Books
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (vi, 250 pages)
• Subjects: 940.54/217; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Eastern Front; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Soviet Union; World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany; Military campaigns; Soviet Union -- History -- German occupation, 1941-1944; Germany -- History, Military -- 20th century; Eastern Front (World War (1939-1945)); Germany; Soviet Union; Electronic books; History; Military history
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0811768481; 9780811768481
• Related ISBNs: 9780811738491
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 30, 2019).
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