It is early September 1942 and the German commander of the Sixth Army; General Paulus; assisted by the Fourth Panzer Army; is poised to advance on the Russian city of Stalingrad. His primary mission was to take the city; crushing this crucial center of communication and manufacturing; and to secure the valuable oil fields in the Caucasus.What happens next is well known to any student of modern history: a brutal war of attrition; characterized by fierce hand-to-hand combat; that lasted for nearly two years; and the eventual victory by a resolute Soviet Red Army. A ravaged German Army was pushed into full retreat. This was the first defeat of Hitler’s territorial ambitions in Europe and a critical turning point of WWII.But the outcome could have been very different; as Peter Tsouras demonstrates in this fascinating alternate history of this fateful battle. By introducing minor - and realistic - adjustments; Tsouras presents a scenario in which the course of the battle runs quite differently; which in turn throws up disturbing possibilities regarding the outcome of the whole war.
#4587201 in Books 2006-04-06Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.50 x .58 x 5.51l; .72 #File Name: 1846770459256 pages
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