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BARBAROSSA: The First Seven Days; Nazi Germany's 1941 Invasion of the Soviet Union
BARBAROSSA: The First Seven Days; Nazi Germany's 1941 Invasion of the Soviet Union
Author: Will Fowler
Condition: Like New
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Barbarossa: The First Seven Days chronicles the opening week of Germany’s 22 June 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union, situating the dramatic first encounters of Operation Barbarossa within the Wehrmacht’s pre‑1941 successes and the Red Army’s defensive dispositions. Will Fowler reconstructs the opening bombardment and the fortunes of the three German Army Groups from 22–28 June 1941, weaving operational analysis with first‑hand accounts from both sides and concluding with an assessment of why the German effort ultimately failed to destroy the Red Army or seize Moscow.
This illustrated hardcover from Casemate Publishers features specially commissioned battle maps, vivid wartime photographs, and concise fact boxes that clarify unit movements and timelines, making it a compact operational study of the Eastern Front’s opening phase; ISBN 9781932033236.
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Keywords, content and topics in this Book
Keywords, content and topics in this Book
Title / Author / Publisher
Barbarossa: The First Seven Days; Nazi Germany's 1941 Invasion of the Soviet Union
Author: Will Fowler
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Theater of War
Eastern Front
Soviet Union – German–Soviet border regions
Operations and Campaigns
Operation Barbarossa (German invasion of the Soviet Union, June 1941)
Opening phase of the Eastern Front campaign
First week of the invasion (22–28 June 1941)
Main Nations / Belligerents
Nazi Germany (Wehrmacht)
Soviet Union (Red Army)
Axis powers
Allies (specifically USSR)
Type of Book
Campaign history
Military history
Operational analysis of the opening phase of a campaign
Content Focus
Ground warfare on the Eastern Front
Operational level movements and engagements
German offensive planning and execution during the first seven days
Soviet defensive response in the first week
Military Branches / Forces
German Army (Heer)
Soviet Red Army
Land forces / ground combat operations
Weapons, Vehicles, and Equipment
Soviet armored and ground forces – in initial defensive battles
Field artillery and infantry weapons used in early Eastern Front battles (as part of campaign description)
Commanders and Leadership
Adolf Hitler – as political and strategic leader of Nazi Germany (context of invasion)
Joseph Stalin – as political and strategic leader of the Soviet Union
Chronological / Geographical Scope
June 1941
First week of Operation Barbarossa
German–Soviet frontier, including advances into Soviet territory
Format and Visual Content
Hardcover
Illustrated edition
Includes photographs (historical wartime images)
Includes maps of operations
Descriptive Keywords
World War II – Eastern Front
German invasion of the Soviet Union
Opening battles of Barbarossa
Blitzkrieg on the Eastern Front
Early-war German offensives
Soviet initial resistance
Operational timelines and battle maps
Strategic surprise and breakdown of the Nazi–Soviet Pact
High-intensity land warfare
Classification-Oriented Tags
World War II – Campaigns – Eastern Front
World War II – 1941
Operation Barbarossa – First phase
Germany – Armed Forces – History – World War II
Soviet Union – Armed Forces – History – World War II
Military operations – Case studies
Illustrated military history
Book Condition: Like New
Book Condition: Like New
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Almost new and in great shape. It has clearly been read before and is ready to fight again, but it shows very little wear from its time in the field.
Good: A Few Scars or Shell Shock
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Fair: Battle-Hardened
Visible signs of a long campaign. Expect some stains, bent pages, and perhaps some minor tears on the cover. It’s seen the trenches, but the intel inside is still solid.
Poor: Survived Iwo Jima
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