199 Days, The Battle For Stalingrad; Author: Hoyt, Edwin P.; Paperback

Author: Hoyt, Edwin P.
Paperback; Ill. Maps, Ports.
304 pages
Published: May 1999
Saint Martin's Press Inc.
ISBN: 0312868537

Acclaimed historian Edwin P. Hoyt depicts the epic battle for Stalingrad in all its electrifying excitement and savage horror. More than the bloodiest skirmish in history--a momentous conflict costing three million lives--the siege was a hinge upon which the course of history rested. Had the Red Army fallen, the Nazi juggernaut would have rolled over Russia. Had the Germans not held outduring those last few months, Stalin would have painted Europe red. Now, over 50 years after the most extraordinary battle of this century, the truth about this decisive moment is finally revealed.Depicts the epic battle for Stalingrad in all it's electrifying and savage horror.An account of the battle for Stalingrad, a World War II conflict that cost over three million lives. The siege was a hinge upon which the course of history rested. Had the Red Army fallen, the Nazis would have occupied Russia. If the Germans had given way, Stalin would have painted Europe red.