When Titans Clashed
by David M. Glantz · first published 1995
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By the time Pearl Harbor had ripped apart America's peacetime pretensions, the German blitzkrieg had already blasted the Red Army back to the gates of Moscow. Yet, less than four years later, the Soviet hammer and sickle flew above the ruins of Berlin, stark symbol of a miraculous comeback that destroyed the German army and shattered Hitler's imperial designs. Told in swift stirring prose, When Titans Clashed provides the first full account of this epic struggle from the Soviet perspective. David Glantz, one of the world's foremost authorities on the Soviet military, and Jonathan House prese
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…allies reached Berlin the Soviets had already wrecked the Germans. No one is arguing the US fought on the eastern front, the argument is over who suffered the most. Don't take my word for it, read "When Titans Clashed" by Glantz and House.
on “Russia is starting to lose ground in Ukraine” ↗…calcifer's arguments, I would suggest you consider that there are multiple aspects of power apart from military. There is financial, economic, cultural, diplomatic and so forth. There is a book called "When Titans Clashed" that may be of interest to you in regards to your statement about "europe has freedom today and not a german dictatorship is the US in WW2."
on “Newpipe.net removed from Google search results due to DMCA take down request” ↗…war production. They defeated the Germans at Stalingrad almost entirely through their own efforts and would probably have won the same victory if they received no assistance at all." Or you can read When Titans Clashed by noted British historian David Glantz, which reads "If the Western Allies had not provided equipment and invaded Northwest Europe, Stalin and his commanders would have taken twelve to eighteen months…
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