LEADER 03144cam a2200457 a 4500003 hubpceuo 005 20221129154830.0 008 030124s1999 nyuab b 001 0 eng 010 2003389160 020 0563384778 040 DLC |cDLC |dDLC |dhubpceuo |beng 041 eng 042 pcc 043 e-ur---e-gx--- 050 00 D764 |b.R415 1999 082 00 940.54/217 |221 100 1 Rees, Laurence, |d1957- 245 10 War of the century : |bwhen Hitler fought Stalin / |cLaurence Rees ; foreword by Ian Kershaw. 260 London : |bBBC Worldwide Ltd, |c1999. 300 255 p. : |bill. (some col.), col. maps ; |c26 cm. 500 "Published to accompany the television series War of the century first broadcast on BBC2 in 1999"--T.p. verso. 504 Includes bibliographical references (p. [240]-241) and index. 505 1. High hopes -- 2. A different kind of war -- 3. Learning how to win -- 4. Vengeance. 520 The fall of Communism provided access to Russian archives never before available to the international community, making it possible to find and question many of those who experienced the "war of the century." Laurence Rees, author and producer of the Peabody Award-winning The Nazis: A Warning from History, uses previously unpublished material and photographs, dramatic interviews with witnesses who knew Hitler or Stalin, and the voices of soldiers and civilians on the Eastern Front to shed new light on Hitler's "war of annihilation." A fierce ideological clash as well as a military one, Hitler's invasion of Russia played a major part in determining the outcome of World War II and shaped the political landscape of Europe in the Cold War which lasted for the next forty-five years. War of the Century focuses on key events and policies such as Hitler's decision to invade the Soviet Union, the legendary and horrific siege of Stalingrad, the Germans' barbaric treatment of Soviet civilians and Red Army prisoners of war, and Stalin's paranoid revenge against real and perceived enemies. With this new evidence, Rees explores the truth behind the war, its ruthless leaders and devastating effects on the military and civilian populations of both sides. 580 The Roger Griffin ComFas Collection 600 10 Hitler, Adolf, |d1889-1945. 600 10 Stalin, Joseph, |d1878-1953. 650 0 World War, 1939-1945 |xCampaigns |zEastern Front. 651 0 Soviet Union |xHistory |yGerman occupation, 1941-1944. 651 0 Germany |xForeign relations |zSoviet Union. 651 0 Soviet Union |xForeign relations |zGermany. 651 0 Germany |xForeign relations |y1933-1945. 651 0 Soviet Union |xForeign relations |y1917-1945. 730 0 War of the century (Television program) 880 |6245 942 |2ddc |cBK 952 |00 |10 |2ddc |40 |6940_540000000000000_217_REE |70 |8GEN |9160979OSA |bOSA |d2022-11-16 |eComFas |o940.54/217 REE |r2022-11-16 |w2022-11-16 |yBK |cGeneral Stacks 920 01 KoD6y5Yk 992 01 940_540000000000000_217_REE |bQVZ_UVZZZZZZZZZZZZZ_XYS_8LL 966 |cIn the Research Room