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" Hitler's great gamble : "
James Ellman.
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BL
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841857
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Ellman, James
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Hitler's great gamble : : a new look at German strategy, operation, and the Axis defeat in World War II /\ James Ellman.
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| Publication Statement
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Guilford, Connecticut :: Stackpole Books,, [2019]
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, ©2019
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vi, 249 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :: illustrations, maps ;; 23 cm
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0811738493
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: 9780811738491
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9780811768481
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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The German strategic predicament and Hitler's rise -- German relative economic weakness and the fall of France -- Seelöwe : the planned invasion of England -- Two maritime strategies -- The rising Soviet threat to German European hegemony -- Hitler's decision, Marita, and countdown to invasion -- The logic behind Barbarossa's chance for victory in the East -- Drang nach Osten : The drive to the East -- Historical explanations for Germany's defeat in the East -- An early drive for Moscow -- Cold, snow, and mud -- The "fatal" delay of Marita and a southern tyfun -- Nazi genocide, ideology, and the loss of hearts and minds -- A Japanese attack on the USSR and the key to German victory -- The pursuit of oil and the road to global war -- The critical summer and the road south -- The Anaconda option -- Finland fails Germany and itself.
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"In Hitler's Great Gamble, James Ellman argues that Barbarossa was a gamble, but a reasonable gamble spoiled not by strategic shortsightedness, but by diplomatic setbacks and poor execution. Drawing on a wealth of primary and secondary sources, Hitler's Great Gamble is a provocative work that will appeal to World War II enthusiasts and historians"--
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World War, 1939-1945-- Campaigns-- Eastern Front.
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World War, 1939-1945-- Campaigns-- Soviet Union.
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World War, 1939-1945-- Germany.
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Military campaigns.
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Germany, History, Military, 20th century.
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Soviet Union, History, German occupation, 1941-1944.
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Eastern Front (World War (1939-1945))
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Germany.
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Soviet Union.
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| Dewey Classification
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940.54/217
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D764.E55 2019
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