- Paperback: 512 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New edition edition (28 July 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0141390174
- ISBN-13: 978-0141390178
- Product Dimensions: 21 x 13.4 x 4.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
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Stalingrad, one of the bloodiest battles in the history of warfare, cost the lives of nearly two million men and women. It was perhaps the single most important engagement of World War II and signalled the beginning of the end of the Third Reich of Adolf Hitler. Based on 100s of interviews with survivors of the battle, this text presents the story of the bloody battle.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is an excellent read for anyone interested in the war at ground level. It is basically a collection of stories and personal accounts from both sides and it is fascinating to read the views of German and Russian soldiers as well as civilians. The Russian contribution to the war has, I feel, been somewhat overlooked. In Britain we tend to say we won the war and give the USA credit too, but The USSR played a vital, if not the decisive role in WW2. You must read this book. Also the film Enemy At The Gates with Jude Law is based on one of the personal acocunts in this book.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a book that seems to tell the true horror of this, the decisive battle of WWII.
I would not deem it essential reading to a WWII Historian, but I would certainly recommend it to a Russian History enthusiast. Similarly, to any who beleive Russia's role in the war was not crucial, this book will certainly put them straight!
A must read for those who find the Russian (and, indeed, the German) war tactics and army system's of interest.
Recommended, but not light reading.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I very much enjoy examinations of military history, and did find this book to convey much of the detail (including the horror) of the battle for Stalingrad. However, I think that the book did not really display a true historians perspective of the time, and instead read more like a novel than an historical review of information. I also felt that there was insufficient information on the wider implications of the failure of the Germans to capture Stalingrad, and little about the overall impact the battle had on the outcome of the war. Compared to something written by, say, Martin Middlebrook, I thought this was lacking. Overall, recommended, but approach with caution.
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History writ large
I won't presume the same depth of knowledge as some others who have commented on this excellent read before me. Read more
Published 8 months ago by L. Sleepa
Informative History & Thrilling Story All in One
This book was first published in 1973 and was one of the first histories of the Battle of Stalingrad to draw on sources from both sides, thus providing an overall appraisal of the... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Tony Howard
Better Than The Film
A book that should definitely be on your shelf if you're interested in any way in military history. This isn't a sterile, academic overview of the battle and its implications for... Read more
Published 12 months ago by CorkRebel67
Absorbing
I read this book in a couple of days, and found the amount of detail fascinating. I found myself sorry for both sides in a battle of ideologies. Read more
Published on 6 Mar 2009 by Mr. R. J. Wilson
A Good History - Not to be Confused with the Film.
The 1973 hardback edition of William Craig's 'Enemy at the Gates' has been on my bookshelf for many years. Read more
Published on 7 Nov 2007 by Stephen Bull
Very good
Enemy at the Gates is a very, very good book dealing with the Battle of Stalingrad. It is both informative and fast-flowing and provides a good overview of what happened. Read more
Published on 31 July 2007 by HBH
Wider than the story in the film
This is a sweeping book of the history of the battle - written from both a historical and very personal perspective. Read more
Published on 4 Nov 2002 by Steven Wood
Heroic, powerful, but very touching and humanist
War is a nightmare and this young sniper Vassiliy Zaitsev chosen to be hero without a name --even the propaganda paper treat him as the legend. Read more
Published on 1 July 2001
An excellent account of the madness of war.
This book is excellent, and covers the German invasion of Russia and the Russian counter attack in the Second World War . The book reads more like a story than a true account. Read more
Published on 21 May 2001
Fabulous Fact
First I saw the film and had to read the book. The book does not follow only the story of a jumped up shepard boy but the story of all the groups in the battle, and from each of... Read more
Published on 16 April 2001
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