"Stalingrad: The City that Defeated the Third Reich" Topic

by Jochen Hellbeck.

"Jochen Hellbeck's "Stalingrad" is a testament to how much we still don't know about the Eastern Front over 70 years after the war has ended. Within the Soviet Union a historical commission was created to chronicle the struggles of the Red Army and the Soviet Union during the war years, to create a history that well enough encompassed the courageous actions of men and women in the face of an enemy that few others were able to withstand, less so achieve victories against. Unfortunately, while much information was gathered by the historians of this commission, little of this rich material ever saw the light of day. Hellbeck, however, was given the ability and funding to be able to take numerous interviews from survivors of the Stalingrad battle and weave a compelling narrative about the endurance of the Red Army and the fighting for the city that bore Stalin's name. In many ways Stalingrad became a turning point in the war against Nazi Germany and while initially numerous Soviet publications appeared on the battle, including memoirs, readers must keep in mind (and many already know) that much of that literature was tainted by Soviet propaganda, rhetoric, and adhered to the whims of Soviet censors…"
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Armand

Serves as an ideal example of why politicians/leaders shouldn't ignore the opinions of their generals.

i've been a student of the battle for over 30 years, and i'm happy to see the authur got it right regarding Goering and the fact that he did'nt make the promise to air supply the 6th army. a liason officer did, and when hitler questioned him about it, all goering could say was, "my aid has the numbers. if they are correct, and the weather agrees, i am at your service."
its time the whole "goering promised…" myth is put to rest.

Way back when in high school my grade 10 teacher gave use a list of topics we could write an essay on. These were topics that were not in our curriculum.

For some reason I wanted to learn something. I had never heard of Stalingrad so picked it. Well that was 45 years ago as nd I an still fascinated and read as much about Stalingrad as I can but also will still pick something I know nothing about and go for it.
Obviously he was a good motivator of a teacher.

Interesting remark John!

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Armand