Reviews
"Fifteen years ago the late John Erickson wrote that the research of Glantz and house reflected an 'encyclopaedic knowledge' of the Nazi-Soviet war and constituted a benchmark for excellence in the field. The Stalingrad trilogy reflects the fact that they maintain that standard, while bringing to light a new understanding of many old questions."- War in History, "David Glantz has done something very few historians achieve. He has redefined an entire major subject: the Russo-German War of 1941-1945."- World War II, "A top-down treatment of battle planning and maneuvering of forces by high-level staff and commanders, with the detailed order of battle and statistical information one has come to expect from David Glantz and Jonathan House."-- The Historian "The team of Glantz and House has once again collaborated and has successfully completed the superb trilogy on Stalingrad."-- Army History "Fifteen years ago the late John Erickson wrote that the research of Glantz and house reflected an 'encyclopaedic knowledge' of the Nazi-Soviet war and constituted a benchmark for excellence in the field. The Stalingrad trilogy reflects the fact that they maintain that standard, while bringing to light a new understanding of many old questions."-- War in History "After providing us with the magisterial When Titans Clashed , Glantz and House have now supplemented this account with a masterful documentation of Stalingrad."-- The Russian Review "Glantz is the world's top scholar of the Soviet-German War."-- Journal of Military History "David Glantz has done something very few historians achieve. He has redefined an entire major subject: the Russo-German War of 1941-1945."-- World War II, "A top-down treatment of battle planning and maneuvering of forces by high-level staff and commanders, with the detailed order of battle and statistical information one has come to expect from David Glantz and Jonathan House."-- The Historian "The team of Glantz and House has once again collaborated and has successfully completed the superb trilogy on Stalingrad."-- Army History "Fifteen years ago the late John Erickson wrote that the research of Glantz and house reflected an 'encyclopaedic knowledge' of the Nazi-Soviet war and constituted a benchmark for excellence in the field. The Stalingrad trilogy reflects the fact that they maintain that standard, while bringing to light a new understanding of many old questions."-- War in History "After providing us with the magisterial When Titans Clashed , Glantz and House have now supplemented this account with a masterful documentation of Stalingrad."-- The Russian Review Glantz is the world's top scholar of the Soviet-German War.-- Journal of Military History "David Glantz has done something very few historians achieve. He has redefined an entire major subject: the Russo-German War of 1941-1945."-- World War II, Glantz and House are writing the definitive history of the Stalingrad campaign. Their trilogy, backed by meticulous scholarship and refreshingly fair minded, significantly alters long-accepted views of several important aspects of the campaign. . . . A monumental work that is unlikely to be surpassed as an account of the most important single campaign of the Second World War.-- Evan Mawdsley , author of Thunder in the East: The Nazi-Soviet War, 1941-1945 A magisterial study that draws on a wealth of previously inaccessible Red Army records and will be indispensable reading for all serious students of the battle.-- Michael K. Jones , author of Stalingrad: How the Red Army Triumphed, "After providing us with the magisterial When Titans Clashed , Glantz and House have now supplemented this account with a masterful documentation of Stalingrad."-- The Russian Review, "David Glantz has done something very few historians achieve. He has redefined an entire major subject: the Russo-German War of 1941-1945."-- World War II, "Glantz and House are writing the definitive history of the Stalingrad campaign. Their trilogy, backed by meticulous scholarship and refreshingly fair minded, significantly alters long-accepted views of several important aspects of the campaign. . . . A monumental work that is unlikely to be surpassed as an account of the most important single campaign of the Second World War."- Evan Mawdsley , author of Thunder in the East: The Nazi-Soviet War, 19411945 "A magisterial study that draws on a wealth of previously inaccessible Red Army records and will be indispensable reading for all serious students of the battle."- Michael K. Jones , author of Stalingrad: How the Red Army Triumphed, "The team of Glantz and House has once again collaborated and has successfully completed the superb trilogy on Stalingrad."- Army History, "Fifteen years ago the late John Erickson wrote that the research of Glantz and house reflected an 'encyclopaedic knowledge' of the Nazi-Soviet war and constituted a benchmark for excellence in the field. The Stalingrad trilogy reflects the fact that they maintain that standard, while bringing to light a new understanding of many old questions."-- War in History, "The team of Glantz and House has once again collaborated and has successfully completed the superb trilogy on Stalingrad."-- Army History, "After providing us with the magisterial When Titans Clashed , Glantz and House have now supplemented this account with a masterful documentation of Stalingrad."- The Russian Review, "Glantz and House are writing the definitive history of the Stalingrad campaign. Their trilogy, backed by meticulous scholarship and refreshingly fair minded, significantly alters long-accepted views of several important aspects of the campaign. . . . A monumental work that is unlikely to be surpassed as an account of the most important single campaign of the Second World War."-- Evan Mawdsley , author of Thunder in the East: The Nazi-Soviet War, 1941-1945 "A magisterial study that draws on a wealth of previously inaccessible Red Army records and will be indispensable reading for all serious students of the battle."-- Michael K. Jones , author of Stalingrad: How the Red Army Triumphed
Table of Content
List of Tables and Illustrations Preface Selected Abbreviations Part I. Defeating German Relief Attempts, 1-19 December 1942 1. Competing German and Soviet Dilemmas 2. the Southwestern Front's Battles along the Krivia and Chir Rivers, 1-15 December 3. The Stalingrad Front's Defense against Operation Wintergewitter (Winter Tempest), 1-19 December 4. The Don and Stalingrad Fronts' Battle for the Stalingrad Pocket, 1-15 December Part II. The Expanding Soviet Offensive, 16-31 December 1942 5. Operation Little Saturn and the Tormosin Offensive, 16-31 December 6. The End of Wintergewitter and Donnerschlag and the Stalingrad Front's Kotel'nikovo Offensive, 16-31 December 7. The Stalingrad Pocket, 16-31 December Part III. Operation Ring: The Destruction of Sixth Army, 1 January-2February 1943 8. Sixth Army's Situation, Preliminaries, and the Don Front's Plan, 1-9 January 9. Destruction: The First Stage, 10-17 January 10. Destruction: The Second Stage, 18-25 January 11. Destruction: The Finale, 26 January-2 February 12. Context, Conclusions, and Summary Judgments Notes Selected Bibliography Index
