- Published: 16 August 2022
- ISBN: 9780241979198
- Imprint: Penguin General UK
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 656
- RRP: $30.00
Barbarossa
How Hitler Lost the War
- Published: 16 August 2022
- ISBN: 9780241979198
- Imprint: Penguin General UK
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 656
- RRP: $30.00
A chilling account of war at its worst
Bear Grylls
A chilling account of war at its worst
Bear Grylls
A great read . . . he brings Barbarossa very vividly to life, as if you are there
Robert Kershaw, author of 'War Without Garlands: Operation Barbarossa 1941-1942' and 'Borodino Field 1812/1941'
A great read . . . he brings Barbarossa very vividly to life, as if you are there
Robert Kershaw, author of 'War Without Garlands: Operation Barbarossa 1941-1942' and 'Borodino Field 1812/1941'
The best single-volume account of the Barbarossa campaign to date
Andrew Roberts, author of 'Churchill: Walking with Destiny'
The best single-volume account of the Barbarossa campaign to date
Andrew Roberts, author of 'Churchill: Walking with Destiny'
Should be on everyone's reading list for 2021
Dr Amanda Foreman, author of 'A World on Fire'
Should be on everyone's reading list for 2021
Dr Amanda Foreman, author of 'A World on Fire'
Masterly
General Sir Mike Jackson
Masterly
General Sir Mike Jackson
It's a vital story, one everyone should know, and Dimbleby tells it with verve and elan
Laurence Rees, author of 'Hitler and Stalin'
It's a vital story, one everyone should know, and Dimbleby tells it with verve and elan
Laurence Rees, author of 'Hitler and Stalin'
Thought-provoking . . . a captivating eye-opener
Prof Dr Gerhard Hirschfeld, University of Stuttgart, former President of the International Committee for the Study of the Second World War
Thought-provoking . . . a captivating eye-opener
Prof Dr Gerhard Hirschfeld, University of Stuttgart, former President of the International Committee for the Study of the Second World War
An impressive achievement . . . a fast-paced, gripping read
Julia Boyd, author of 'Travellers in the Third Reich'
An impressive achievement . . . a fast-paced, gripping read
Julia Boyd, author of 'Travellers in the Third Reich'
Vivid and engrossing
Brendan Simms, author of 'Hitler: Only The World Was Enough'
Vivid and engrossing
Brendan Simms, author of 'Hitler: Only The World Was Enough'
Superbly well-written . . . the most comprehensive study of Hitler's invasion of the USSR in years
Keith Lowe, author of 'Savage Continent'
Superbly well-written . . . the most comprehensive study of Hitler's invasion of the USSR in years
Keith Lowe, author of 'Savage Continent'
Expertly narrated and written with piercing clarity
Frederick Taylor, author of '1939: A People's History'
Expertly narrated and written with piercing clarity
Frederick Taylor, author of '1939: A People's History'
Superb . . . stays with you long after you have finished
Henry Hemming, bestselling author of 'Our Man in New York'
Superb . . . stays with you long after you have finished
Henry Hemming, bestselling author of 'Our Man in New York'
Brilliant . . . a wonderful piece of history
Robert Fox
Brilliant . . . a wonderful piece of history
Robert Fox
Epic . . . captures all of Barbarossa's drama and magnitude
Martin Sixsmith
Epic . . . captures all of Barbarossa's drama and magnitude
Martin Sixsmith
Brings to life the sheer, staggering scale of these events... with great skill, care and attention to detail
Keith Lowe, Sunday Times
Brings to life the sheer, staggering scale of these events... with great skill, care and attention to detail
Keith Lowe, Sunday Times
[An] encyclopedic new account... a vivid, meticulous tapestry, densely weaving the threads of German and Soviet military strategy, political calculation from Washington and London to Moscow, and war's pitiless human cost
Julian Evans, The Telegraph
[An] encyclopedic new account... a vivid, meticulous tapestry, densely weaving the threads of German and Soviet military strategy, political calculation from Washington and London to Moscow, and war's pitiless human cost
Julian Evans, The Telegraph
[Dimbleby] skilfully tracks the shifts and turns of the campaign, sparing no detail . . . a riveting account
Tony Rennell, Daily Mail, Book of the Week
[Dimbleby] skilfully tracks the shifts and turns of the campaign, sparing no detail . . . a riveting account
Tony Rennell, Daily Mail, Book of the Week
Dimbleby tells the story of strategic miscalculation and (self-)deception on all sides, and then Hitler's 'war of extermination', magnificently
Allan Mallinson, The Spectator
Dimbleby tells the story of strategic miscalculation and (self-)deception on all sides, and then Hitler's 'war of extermination', magnificently
Allan Mallinson, The Spectator
Amazing . . . fascinating
Jeremy Vine
Amazing . . . fascinating
Jeremy Vine
My best history book of 2021 -- a masterful account of maybe the biggest event ever . . . essential!
Lee Child
My best history book of 2021 -- a masterful account of maybe the biggest event ever . . . essential!
Lee Child