The Battle for Moscow

Autorentext
David Stahel is the author of four previous books on Nazi Germany's war against the Soviet Union. He completed an MA in War Studies at King's College London in 2000 and a PhD at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin in 2007. His research focus has concentrated primarily on the German military in World War II. Dr Stahel is a lecturer in European history at the University of New South Wales, and is currently working on a follow-up book to The Battle for Moscow looking at the German retreat in the winter of 1941-2.

Klappentext
This is the sixth and final volume in an acclaimed sequence of works situating Edward Gibbon, and his Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, in a series of contexts in the history of Europe. This is a major intervention from one of the world's leading historians of ideas.


Zusammenfassung
This is a major new account of the German drive on Moscow in November 1941, one of the largest and most significant battles of the Second World War. Drawing on unparalleled research, David Stahel explores the disastrous erosion of German strength, which, even before the Soviet winter had spelled disaster.

Inhalt
1. Parallel wars; 2. The stalled offensive; 3. Preparing the final showdown; 4. The Orsha conference; 5. Typhoon re-launched; 6. The long road to Moscow; 7. Victory at any price; 8. The frozen offensive; 9. Down to the wire; 10. To the gates of Moscow; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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