The chief culprit Stalin's grand design to start World War II / Viktor Suvorov.
| Author/creator | Suvorov, Viktor |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, |
| Description | xxii, 328 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 27 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Stalin's grand design to start World War II |
| Contents | The struggle for peace, and its results -- First attempts to unleash a Second World War -- The first contact -- Stalin's role in the rebirth of German war power -- Why did Stalin like Hitler's book so much? -- Industrialization and collectivization -- Stalin's role in elevating Hitler -- Stalin and the destruction of Soviet strategic aviation -- Stalin's preparations for war: tanks -- On the "obsolete" Soviet tanks -- Winged Genghis Kahn -- About "obsolete" airplanes -- Soviet airborne assault troops and their mission -- About the brilliant military leader Tukhachevski -- The cleansing -- Spain -- Stalin's trap for Hitler -- Results of the Moscow Pact -- Blitzkrieg in Poland Mongolia -- Mobilization -- Mobilization of the economy -- The winter war: Finland -- Germany's strategic resources and Stalin's plans -- The carving up of Romania, and its consequences -- Destruction of the buffer states between Germany and the Soviet Union -- Destruction of the security pale on the eve of the war -- Partisans or saboteurs? -- Destruction of the Stalin line -- Trotsky murdered, Molotov in Berlin -- Kremlin games -- All the way to Berlin! -- Mountain divisions on the steppes of Ukraine -- Stalin in May -- June 13, 1941 - Words and deeds -- Red Army, black Gulag uniforms -- Military alignment -- Churchill's warning and Stalin's reaction -- A Blitzkrieg against Russia? -- Intelligence reports and Stalin's reaction -- The war has begun -- Stalin's panic -- If it weren't for winter! -- A model war. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-318) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2008015592 |
| ISBN | 9781591148388 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1591148383 (alk. paper) |
Availability
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |