Why Barbarossa failed : Germany and Russia in the Second World War /

"Why did Operation Barbarossa fail? For more than eight decades, historians have offered one dominant answer: Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union was doomed from the outset. Vast distances, brutal weather, weak logistics and the overwhelming industrial power of the Red Army ensured...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Manion, Timothy (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Warwick : Helion & Company, 2025.
Subjects:	World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Eastern Front. World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Soviet Union. World War, 1939-1945 > Germany. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Front oriental. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Allemagne.

Table of Contents:

The evolution of warfare
German Army doctrine
Red Army doctrine
Opposing plans and forces
The course of the campaign
Common explanations for Barbarossa's failure
Campaign analysis
Alternate Soviet plans
Alternate German plans
Why the Red Army failed
Why the German Army failed.