Description
Making excellent use of newly available Presidential archival material and K.G.B. film collections, Overy ... attributes the Soviet victory to the tough Russian spirit, which was hewn by the bitter climate, cruelllly harsh working conditions and Stalin's heinous purges and farm collectivization programs.... [a] penetrating and compassionate book... -- The New York Times Book Review, Chris Patsilelis
Features & Highlights
- A companion to IBP Films' television documentary on Russia's WWII campaign broadcast on public television, drawing on previously unavailable KGB and Presidential archives. Includes poor-quality b&w photos. For general readers and scholars. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.





