Marshal of victory : the WWII memoirs of General Georgy Zhukov
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Bibliographic Information
Marshal of victory : the WWII memoirs of General Georgy Zhukov
（Stackpole military history series）
Stackpole Books, 2015
- v. 1 (Through1941)
- v. 2 (1941-1945)
Available at 1 libraries
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v. 1 (Through1941)238.07:Z3:10012739504,
v. 2 (1941-1945)238.07:Z3:20012737615
Note
Originally published: Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2013
Original edition has subtitle: The autobiography of General Georgy Zhukov
Includes bibliographical references and index
Translated from the Russian
V. 1: xxxvii, 524 p. (index, p. 520-524)
Description and Table of Contents
- Volume
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v. 1 (Through1941) ISBN 9780811715539
Description
Virtually the entire Soviet effort on the Eastern Front of World War II bears the stamp of Georgy Zhukov, chief of staff of the Red Army and deputy supreme commander under Stalin. The first volume of his memoirs covers Zhukov's peasant childhood, his prewar military career, and the first phase of World War II. Fascinating self-portrait of one of the most remarkable generals of the twentieth century Indispensable source for the Eastern Front, including the early battles for Kiev, Smolensk, and Leningrad"
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v. 2 (1941-1945) ISBN 9780811715546
Description
The second volume of Georgy Zhukov's memoirs begins with the desperate defense of Moscow in the late fall and winter of 1941 and continues through more than three years of war. Covers Stalingrad, Leningrad, Kursk, the final offensive into Germany and Berlin, and more Important insights into Stalin's decision-making, based on hundreds of personal meetings"
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