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Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad (Paperback)

by William Craig (Author)
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  • Paperback: 472 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd (28 Jun 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0142000000
  • ISBN-13: 978-0142000007
  • Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 14 x 2.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 883,630 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great!, 5 Jun 2003
By Mr. R. J. Millington "Richard M" (Liverpool, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad (Penguin Classic Military History) (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.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but a confusion, 5 Sep 2004
By MR J D C SLADE (London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad (Penguin Classic Military History) (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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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A powerful and personal account of the battle of Stalingrad, 21 Sep 2000
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This review is from: Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad (Penguin Classic Military History) (Paperback)
Stories are always powerful, and personal stories even more so. This book tells the story of the battle of Stalingrad through the voices of those who took part.

Seen through the eyes of both Germans and Russians, it takes us from Hitler and Stalin in their capitals, to field marshals and their aides, through to officers and soldiers and civilians. We move from individual sniper duels and house-to-house fighting to tank armies manoeuvering accross the Russian Steppe, from grand strategy to basic survival in the hunger and cold.

Anthony Beevor's "Stalingrad" was a bestseller in 1999: This book compares favourably as an account of the battle and its strategy. And unlike some military histories, this is not a dry narrative, in the style "and then the General sent in the 13th Division on the right flank".

Instead, the story comes from the participants and their memories, carefully arranged and in chronological order. Like Mark Baker's "'Nam", it is based on interviews with hundreds of survivors. But Craig balances the many vivid incidents with the bigger picture.

We are reminded of the sheer scale of this battle, with its cost of some 2 million lives and involvement of millions more, and of its importance as a turning point in World War II.

We are also shown, at the individual level, something of the struggle and suffering, the heroism and horror.

"Enemy at the Gates" is now a paperback at a paperback price, labelled as "Classic Military History". "Classic Military History" is right.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Enemy at the Gates
The film of the same name is poor when compared to this book. I first read it in the 1970's & was pleased to see the reprint.
Published 1 month ago by Mr. John D. Beksa

4.0 out of 5 stars 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

5.0 out of 5 stars 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

3.0 out of 5 stars Engaging and shocking
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... Read more

Published on 21 Oct 2004 by g_campbell1

3.0 out of 5 stars 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
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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent account of the madness of war.
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5.0 out of 5 stars 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
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5.0 out of 5 stars Truly remarkable
An outstanding insight into the terrible bloodbath that was Stalingrad. Throughout this book we see the war through the eyes of Field marshals, Generals, right down to the humble... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars The most important battle of WW2
A facinanting account of the battle of stalingrad. Thouroughly well written with first hand accounts of the battle,and counter strikes by the red army. Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2001 by a.morris@blueyonder.co.uk

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