Marshal Zhukov's Greatest Battles
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few commanders shaped the outcome of the Second World War as decisively as Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov, the Soviet Union's most decorated and feared military mind — and in Marshal Zhukov's Greatest Battles, the Marshal himself delivers an authoritative firsthand account of the pivotal engagements that turned the tide against Nazi Germany. Edited by the distinguished American journalist Harrison E. Salisbury, this gripping volume chronicles Zhukov's own perspective on four of the Eastern Front's most consequential battles: the defence of Moscow (1941), the encirclement at Stalingrad (1942–43), the siege of Leningrad, and the crushing Soviet offensive at Kursk — battles that collectively broke the Wehrmacht's offensive capability and sealed Germany's fate. Written with the candid authority of a soldier who commanded millions, the narrative presents strategic decision-making at the highest level while conveying the immense human cost of total war on the Eastern Front. Salisbury's expert editorial hand ensures that Zhukov's accounts are contextualised within the broader sweep of Allied strategy, offering Western readers a rare and invaluable window into Soviet military doctrine and wartime leadership. For anyone seeking to understand how World War II was truly won — and at what staggering price — this memoir stands as an indispensable primary source that challenges Western-centric histories and demands a reckoning with the Eastern Front's defining role.
Author: Georgi K Zhukov
Format: Hardback
Genre: WW2
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few commanders shaped the outcome of the Second World War as decisively as Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov, the Soviet Union's most decorated and feared military mind — and in Marshal Zhukov's Greatest Battles, the Marshal himself delivers an authoritative firsthand account of the pivotal engagements that turned the tide against Nazi Germany. Edited by the distinguished American journalist Harrison E. Salisbury, this gripping volume chronicles Zhukov's own perspective on four of the Eastern Front's most consequential battles: the defence of Moscow (1941), the encirclement at Stalingrad (1942–43), the siege of Leningrad, and the crushing Soviet offensive at Kursk — battles that collectively broke the Wehrmacht's offensive capability and sealed Germany's fate. Written with the candid authority of a soldier who commanded millions, the narrative presents strategic decision-making at the highest level while conveying the immense human cost of total war on the Eastern Front. Salisbury's expert editorial hand ensures that Zhukov's accounts are contextualised within the broader sweep of Allied strategy, offering Western readers a rare and invaluable window into Soviet military doctrine and wartime leadership. For anyone seeking to understand how World War II was truly won — and at what staggering price — this memoir stands as an indispensable primary source that challenges Western-centric histories and demands a reckoning with the Eastern Front's defining role.