The Bottom Line
With this, one of the most important battles of the Second World War received the book it deserved, while history grew in popularity.
Pros
- Gripping narrative and excellent style.
- Unrivalled subject matter.
- Well researched and supported.
Cons
- Attempts at moral and 'legal' judgement.
- Paucity of maps.
Description
- 493 pages, including notes, bibliography, maps and index.
- 31 Black and White photographs.
- Published by Penguin, ISBN: 0140249850.
Guide Review - Stalingrad by Anthony Beevor
A triple-award winning book that crossed into the mainstream with genuine best-selling success, a key work of late 1990's historiography with a never-ending list of plaudits and a thrilling read: you can safely assume that Anthony Beevor's Stalingrad is very good. Built from solid, recent scholarship, Beevor's narrative of the struggle for Stalingrad in 1942/3 is compelling (comparisons to top class novelists are deserved), shocking and exciting... For the full review, click below.
