Ostkrieg : Hitler's war of extermination in the East / Stephen G. Fritz.

• On June 22, 1941, Adolf Hitler launched the greatest land assault in history on the Soviet Union, an attack the Führer deemed crucial to ensure Germany's economic and political survival. Operation Barbarossa, as the assault was known, was Hitler's attempt to annihilate the Soviet Union in order to fulfill the Nazi desire for Lebensraum (living space) and to finally resolve the "Jewish question." What resulted was a devastating and barbaric campaign that consumed enormous resources and accounted for 75 percent of all German casualties during World War II. The ruthless conflict also left tens of millions of Eastern Europeans dead or destitute, at rates dramatically outnumbering Anglo-American casualties on the western front. Despite the enduring significance of the eastern front, few English-language books have addressed these pivotal events. Ostkrieg: Hitler's War of Extermination in the East incorporates recent historical research on the German-Soviet war into an accessible, comprehensive, and insightful narrative. Stephen G. Fritz analyzes the German-Soviet war from the German perspective, covering all aspects of the eastern front and exploring the interrelated military events, economic strategy, resource exploitation, and racial policy that motivated the pitiless invasion and war of extermination. 

Ämnesord

Grymheter  (sao)

Tyska ockupationen av Sovjetunionen 1941-1944  (sao)

World War, 1939-1945  -- Campaigns -- Eastern Front. (LCSH)

World War, 1939-1945  -- Campaigns -- Soviet Union. (LCSH)

World War, 1939-1945  -- Atrocities -- Europe, Eastern. (LCSH)

Command of troops.  (fast)

Atrocities.  (fast)

Military campaigns.  (fast)

Military policy.  (fast)

Territorial expansion.  (fast)

Atrocities  (LCSH)

Östfronten (Andra världskriget 1939-1945)  (sao)

Östeuropa  (sao)

Soviet Union  -- History -- German occupation, 1941-1944. (LCSH)

Germany  -- Territorial expansion -- History -- 20th century. (LCSH)

Germany  -- Territorial expansion -- Economic aspects. (LCSH)

Germany  -- Territorial expansion -- Social aspects. (LCSH)

Germany  -- Military policy. (LCSH)

Eastern Front (World War (1939-1945))  (fast)

Europe, Eastern.  (fast)

Germany.  (fast)

Soviet Union.  (fast)

1939-1945 (andra världskriget)  (sao)

1900-1999  (fast)

Genre

History.  (fast)

Personnamn

Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 -- Military leadership.

Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945

Konferensnamn

German Occupation of Soviet Union (1941-1944)

World War (1939-1945)

Klassifikation

D764 (LCC)

940.54217 (DDC)

K.54b (kssb/8 (machine generated))