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Moscow 1941
- A City and Its People at War
- Narrateur(s): Simon Vance
- Durée: 13 h et 50 min
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Description
The narrative is set firmly against the background of Moscow and its people, beginning in early 1941, when the Soviet Union was still untouched by the war raging to the west. We hear how, despite a mass of secret intelligence, the breaching of the border by the Wehrmacht in June took the country by surprise, and how, when the Germans pushed to Moscow in November, the Red Army and the capital's inhabitants undertook to defend their city. Finally, in the winter of 1941-1942, they turned the Germans back on the city's very outskirts. Braithwaite's dramatic, richly illustrated narrative of the military action offers telling portraits of Stalin and his generals. By interweaving the personal remembrances of soldiers, politicians, writers, artists, workers, and schoolchildren, he gives us an unprecedented understanding of how the war affected the daily life of Moscow, and of the extraordinary bravery, endurance, and sacrifice, both voluntary and involuntary, that was required of its citizens.
This is a brilliantly researched and realized history, and an essential addition to the literature of World War II.
Ce que les critiques en disent
"Braithwaite delivers a tragically human Moscow of 1941." (Booklist)
"This is an absorbing contribution to what [Braithwaite] considers WWII's turning point." (Publishers Weekly)