BRAITHWAITE, RODRIC

Moscow 1941 a City and Its People at War

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. First US Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1400044308. DJ and boards show light shelf wear, remainder marks on top and bottom page edges, previous dealer's stamp on front pastedown; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 306 pages; "The 1941 Battle of Moscow—unquestionably one of the most decisive battles of the Second World War—marked the first strategic defeat of the German armed forces in their seemingly unstoppable march across Europe. The Soviets lost many more people in that one battle than the British and Americans lost in the whole of the war. ". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 21299

Catalogue: Militaria::WWII::Russia

Keywords: 1400044308 moscow nazi Germany Militaria

GROSSMAN, VASILY

A Writer at War: Vasily Grossman with the Red Army 1941

Toronto: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 067697810X. A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 378 pages; "Edited and translated from the Russian by Antony Beevor and Luba Vinogradova Knopf Canada is proud to present a masterpiece of the Second World War, never before published in English, from one of the great Russian writers of the 20th century – a vivid eyewitness account of the Eastern Front and “the ruthless truth of war.”When the Germans invaded Russia in 1941, Vasily Grossman became a special correspondent for the Red Star, the Red Army’s newspaper. A Writer at War – based on the notebooks in which Grossman gathered raw material for his articles – depicts the crushing conditions on the Eastern Front, and the lives and deaths of soldiers and civilians alike. It also includes some of the earliest reportage on the Holocaust. In the three years he spent on assignment, Grossman witnessed some of the most savage fighting of the war: the appalling defeats of the Red Army, the brutal street fighting in Stalingrad, the Battle of Kursk (the largest tank engagement in history), the defense of Moscow, the battles in Ukraine and much more." Grossman is probably best known for his epic novels 'Life and Fate' and 'Stalingrad'. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 21502

Catalogue: Militaria::WWII::Russia

Keywords: 067697810X WWII stalingrad RUSSIA Militaria

LARIONOV, V. V. & WILLIAM BILEY (TRANSLATOR)

World War II Decisive Battles of the Soviet Army

Moscow: Progress Publishers, 1984. Translation. Hardcover. Illustrated by Decorative endpapers. Dust jacket chipped with short tears, previous owner's name inked out on front free end paper ; A bright, solid book Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 526 pages; "a military-historical sketch that describes decisive battles and engagements of the Soviet Army in WWII (1941-45), based on documents, historical research and recollections of war participants, tracing the course of warfare on the Soviet-German front and during the campaign in the Far East." (jacket blurb) Major General Larionov was assisted by Major General (Air Force) Timokhovich, Colonel Yeronin and Colonel Solovyov.. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 16933

Catalogue: Militaria::WWII::Russia

Keywords: WWII Russia, Soviet RUSSIA Militaria

SALISBURY, HARRISON E.

The 900 Days; the Siege of Leningrad

Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 1985. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 0306812983. Card covers show light shelf wear and shelf soil. ; A bright, solid book.; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 635 pages; "The Nazi siege of Leningrad from 1941 to 1943, during which time the city was cut off from the rest of the world, was one of the most gruesome episodes of World War II. In scale, the tragedy of Leningrad dwarfs even the Warsaw ghetto or Hiroshima. Nearly three million people endured it; just under half of them died, starving or freezing to death, most in the six months from October 1941 to April 1942 when the temperature often stayed at 30 degrees below zero.". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 21380

Catalogue: Militaria::Russia::WWII

Keywords: 0306812983 Leningrad starvation St. Petersburg RUSSIA siege RUSSIA Militaria