Enemy at the Gates
The Battle for Stalingrad
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Narrateur(s):
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David Baker
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William Craig
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A classic work of World War II history that brings to vivid, dramatic life one of the bloodiest battles ever fought - and the beginning of the end for the Third Reich.
On August 5, 1942, giant pillars of dust rose over the Russian steppe, marking the advance of the 6th Army, an elite German combat unit dispatched by Hitler to capture the industrial city of Stalingrad and press on to the oil fields of Azerbaijan. The Germans were supremely confident; in three years, they had not suffered a single defeat. The Luftwaffe had already bombed the city into ruins. German soldiers hoped to complete their mission and be home in time for Christmas.
The siege of Stalingrad lasted five months, one week, and three days. Nearly two million men and women died, and the 6th Army was completely destroyed. Considered by many historians to be the turning point of World War II in Europe, the Soviet Army's victory foreshadowed Hitler's downfall and the rise of a communist superpower.
Best-selling author William Craig spent five years researching this epic clash of military titans, traveling to three continents in order to review documents and interview hundreds of survivors. Enemy at the Gates is the enthralling result: the definitive account of one of the most important battles in world history. The book was the inspiration for the 2001 film of the same name, starring Joseph Fiennes and Jude Law.
©1973 William Craig; This edition published in 2015 by Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. (P)2015 Audible, Inc.Ce que les auditeurs disent de Enemy at the Gates
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Au global5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Tracyhr
- 2022-02-02
REMARKABLE
A Very Detailed & Graphic Account Of The Battle Of Stalingrad & The People Whom Fought There.
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Au global5 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Langer MD
- 2020-09-05
Entertaining. Historically accurate
This book is delivered as a narrative. It contains excerpts from diaries, cables, and letters and the dates and events are spot-on. Craig describes events from the perspective of actual human beings. He takes a ton of artistic license in describing the experiences of people trapped in these battles, but it makes the event breathe. This is clearly NOT fiction, but reads like a screenplay.
There is horrifying cruelty (soldiers tearing a live baby in half in front of the mother, for example) and a most convincing relation of the horrors of war. But Craig also adds humanity to a nightmarish situation - for example relating the anecdote of a Russian violinist breaking rules to perform unapproved music for the troops on New Years eve, 1943. The doomed Germans across the front line cease fire to listen and, in broken Russian on a loudspeaker, make a request: "Please play some Bach..we won't shoot". The Russian breaks into a piece by the Viennese composer and Germans light up the sky in tracer fire in salute.
William Craig's descriptions are vivid and interpretations of experiences (for soldiers, generals, or civilians) are shocking. He weaves recurrent "characters" like Russian sniper Vasily Zaitsev, German General Friedrich von Paulus, a captured Italian medic, and a Russian child who repairs German shoes - while spying for Russia (eventually caught and hanged) into the story.
There are a Lot of individuals that he follows - leading to some difficulty following the narrative - but I didn’t find it distracting and Craig follows the timeline of events in the battle for Stalingrad.
David Baker is a professional reader who thankfully dispenses with accents, but he is nothing special. His cadence lacks emotion. He still does a very good job.
I give this excellent effort that inspired the Jude Law film 9 out of 10 stars
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