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
- Title:
- 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])
- Main Title:
- Hitler's great gamble : a new look at German strategy, operation, and the Axis defeat in World War II
- 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). - Access Rights:
- Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.441887
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