Grand Delusion: Stalin and the German Invasion of Russia

From: The Virginia Quarterly Review | Date: April 1, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

Grand Delusion: Stalin and the German Invasion of Russia, by Gabriel Gorodetsky.

In this fascinating account of the events leading up to the June 22, 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union by Hitler's forces, Gorodetsky draws on established sources and newly available material to provide his interpretation of the machinations and thinking that preceded the fateful decision to attack. While it is obviously a work of historical research based on solid facts, the writing is thoroughly engrossing and agreeable to the point that the ...

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