Marshall Zhukov: The Man Who Beat Hitler by Albert Axell
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- Pub. Date: June 2003
- 272pp
- Sales Rank: 756,017
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: June 2003
- Publisher: Longman
- Format: Paperback, 272pp
- Sales Rank: 756,017
- ISBN-13: 9780582772335
- ISBN: 0582772338
Synopsis
¿Albert Axell gets us closer to the real Zhukov than any previous biography¿This is a compelling portrait of one of the most outstanding commanders of the 20th century¿. Richard Overy, author of Russia¿s War
¿Very well written and most informative¿. Joachim Fest, author of Hitler and The Face of the Third Reich.
¿The story of Georgi Zhukov is here set out in fascinating detail. Every reader will gain an insight into the Soviet struggle in its Great Patriotic War, and the role of the man who was arguably its greatest military commander¿ Sir Martin Gilbert, author of The Second World War and Winston S. Churchill
¿Zhukov springs to life on every page...a vivid, inspiring and indispensable account of the greatest Russian military leader' Martin McCauley
¿Lively, compelling, fascinating and essential reading for everyone interested in Russia¿s greatest general, Marshal Zhukov, and his contribution to the destruction of Nazi Germany¿. Geoffrey Roberts, University College Cork.
Biography
Albert Axell has done historical research in China, Japan, Mongolia and Russia and has written several books about these countries, including Russia's Heroes', Stalin's War and Kamikaze. He also observed the Vietnam War as a journalist. During the Cold War years he met John. F.Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Brezhnev and has met thirty of Stalin's surviving generals.
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