{"product_id":"russias-war-a-history-of-the-soviet-effort-1941-1945-paperback","title":"Russia's War: A History of the Soviet Effort: 1941-1945 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Overy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A penetrating and compassionate book on the most gigantic military struggle in world history.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An extraordinary tale... Overy's engrossing book provides extensive details of teh slaughter, brutality, bitterness and destruction on the massive front from the White Sea to the flank of Asia.\"--\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Russian war effort to defeat invading Axis powers, an effort that assembled the largest military force in recorded history and that cost the lives of more than 25 million Soviet soldiers and civilians, was the decisive factor for securing an Allied victory. Now with access to the wealth of film archives and interview material from Russia used to produce the ten-hour television documentary \u003ci\u003eRussia's War\u003c\/i\u003e, Richard Overy tackles the many persuasive questions surrounding this conflict. Was Stalin a military genius? Was the defense of Mother Russia a product of something greater than numbers of tanks and planes--of something deep within the Russian soul?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Overy\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History at the University of Exeter and one of Britain's most distinguished historians and an internationally renowned scholar of World War II. He is the recipient of the Hessell-Tiltman Prize, the Wolfson History Prize, the Samuel Eliot Morison Prize and is a Fellow of the British Academy and the Royal Historical Society. His many works include \u003ci\u003eBlood and Ruins\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bombing War, Dictators\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Morbid Age\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 7.73 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47377150116018,"sku":"9780140271690","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/0eed5238b4c10ae2fe1dac325b78d297.webp?v=1777720394","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/russias-war-a-history-of-the-soviet-effort-1941-1945-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}