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Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942-1943
Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942-1943
Author: Antony Beevor and Artemis Cooper
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Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942–1943 offers a gripping, deeply researched narrative of the Battle of Stalingrad—the 1942–43 siege on the Volga that broke the back of the Nazi Sixth Army and marked a decisive mid‑war turning point on the Eastern Front. Drawing on Russian documents never before seen by Western scholars, German transcripts, private letters and diaries, the book reconstructs the advance of Case Blue, the urban carnage of close‑quarters combat in factories and rubble, the Soviet defensive operations and counteroffensive that encircled the Sixth Army, and the civilian suffering, starvation and command decisions that shaped the outcome.
This Viking Adult 1998 first U.S. hardback edition (ISBN13: 9780670870950) is notable for its use of primary sources and for visual and reference features including campaign and operational maps and photographic plates of wartime Stalingrad. Classified as narrative military and campaign history focused on 1942–1943, the volume credits Antony Beevor (with Artemis Cooper noted in some early U.S. publishing data) and was issued in a 20,000‑copy first printing, making it a significant scholarly and collector’s example of modern Eastern Front historiography.
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Book Title: Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942–1943
Author: Antony Beevor (with Artemis Cooper credited in some early U.S. publishing data)
Publisher / Edition: Viking Adult (1998 first U.S. hardback edition)
Type of Book:
Campaign history
Narrative military history
Operational and social history of a single battle
Chronological Focus:
1942–1943
Second World War
Mid‑war Eastern Front turning point
Theater(s) of War:
Eastern Front
Stalingrad sector on the Volga River
Southern sector of the German–Soviet front
Operations and Campaigns:
Battle of Stalingrad (1942–1943)
Case Blue (German 1942 summer offensive)
Sixth Army advance to the Volga
Soviet counteroffensive encirclement of the Sixth Army
Main Nations Involved:
Germany (Wehrmacht, primarily Sixth Army)
USSR (Red Army, including Stalingrad Front and associated armies)
Axis allied forces (e.g., Romanian, Italian, Hungarian units supporting the German flanks)
Axis vs. Soviet Union
Focus of the Book:
German Sixth Army operations and eventual destruction
Soviet defensive and offensive operations in and around Stalingrad
Urban combat and close‑quarters fighting in a major industrial city
Command decisions at army and high command level
Civilian experience and suffering in besieged Stalingrad
Morale, discipline, and survival in encircled forces
Logistics, supply, and starvation in siege conditions
Use of archival sources, letters, and diaries from German and Soviet participants
Notable Figures and Commanders:
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus (German Sixth Army commander)
General Vasily Chuikov (Soviet 62nd Army commander at Stalingrad)
General Georgy Zhukov
General Konstantin Rokossovsky
General Andrey Yeremenko
Other German and Soviet senior commanders involved in Stalingrad operations
Weapons, Vehicles, and Warfare Topics:
Infantry combat in urban and industrial terrain
Artillery and mortar bombardment in city fighting
Armoured warfare on the approaches to Stalingrad
Luftwaffe bombing and air support over Stalingrad
Soviet air operations in the Stalingrad sector
Logistical airlift attempts to supply the encircled Sixth Army
Sniper activity in urban combat
Use of trenches, cellars, factories, and rubble as defensive positions
Visual and Reference Features:
Campaign and operational maps of the Stalingrad area
Maps showing Axis advance and Soviet counteroffensives
Photographic plates with wartime images of Stalingrad, soldiers, and conditions
Themes and Descriptive Keywords:
Total war on the Eastern Front
Urban warfare
Siege warfare
Encirclement (“Kessel” / pocket warfare)
Turning point of the Second World War
German defeat and strategic reversal
Soviet resilience and counteroffensive
Starvation, cold, and disease among soldiers and civilians
Atrocities and brutality on both sides
Political interference in military decision‑making
Morale, psychology of soldiers, and collapse of an army
Use of primary sources (letters, diaries, interviews)
Classification Tags (Library / Catalog Style):
World War, 1939–1945 – Campaigns – Eastern Front
World War, 1939–1945 – Russia (Federation) – Stalingrad
World War, 1939–1945 – Regimental histories – Germany – Sixth Army
Germany – Armed Forces – History – World War II
Soviet Union – Armed Forces – History – World War II
Stalingrad, Battle of, Volgograd, Russia, 1942–1943
Military history – 20th century
Urban warfare – History – 20th century
Sieges – History – 20th century
Audience / Use:
General readers of World War II history
Students and researchers of the Eastern Front
Military history collections
Book Condition: New
Book Condition: New
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Like New: Light Combat Experience
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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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