{
"item_title" : "Siege of Brest 1941",
"item_author" : [" Rostislav Aliev "],
"item_description" : "On 22 June 1941, the first German shells smashed into the Soviet frontier fortress of Brest--Hitler's Operation Barbarossa had begun. As the Wehrmacht advanced, taking the Red Army by surprise, the isolated stronghold of Brest held out in one of World War II's most legendary defenses. This graphic account chronicles the siege of Brest during the opening days of Operation Barbarossa.Detailed, hour-by-hour reconstruction of the fighting, based on new archival research and eyewitness testimonyDescribes how the Red Army garrison held out against a German divisionDispels the myths surrounding this remarkable story",
"item_img_path" : "https://covers3.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/0/81/171/552/0811715523_b.jpg",
"price_data" : {
"retail_price" : "19.95", "online_price" : "19.95", "our_price" : "19.95", "club_price" : "19.95", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : ""
}
}
Siege of Brest 1941
Overview
On 22 June 1941, the first German shells smashed into the Soviet frontier fortress of Brest--Hitler's Operation Barbarossa had begun. As the Wehrmacht advanced, taking the Red Army by surprise, the isolated stronghold of Brest held out in one of World War II's most legendary defenses. This graphic account chronicles the siege of Brest during the opening days of Operation Barbarossa.
- Detailed, hour-by-hour reconstruction of the fighting, based on new archival research and eyewitness testimony
- Describes how the Red Army garrison held out against a German division
- Dispels the myths surrounding this remarkable story
Customers Also Bought
Details
- ISBN-13: 9780811715522
- ISBN-10: 0811715523
- Publisher: Stackpole Books
- Publish Date: March 2015
- Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.95 pounds
- Page Count: 272
Related Categories
