I'm not sure that it's known as the seminal work on WW2 as there are several other books just as worthy of this claim. David Glantz and John Ericsson in particular have released very worthy books on this subject. In fact, there is no one seminal work on this subject as the Eastern Front is such a huge topic and some of the 'facts' such as casualty figures will probably never be definatively known.Whispering Death said:Now this isn't what you asked for, but there is a FANTASTIC book on WW2 I just finished reading. Now it is not just non-fiction but REALLY dense non-fiction so be warned. It's "Barbarossa: The Russian-German Conflict, 1941-45" by Alan Clark. It is known as the seminal work on the WW2 eastern front. It is surprisingly readable in a fun way but is very dense and has lots of very detailed information and analysis.
I've found it to be an absolutely astonishing delight to read.
I ordered the book after reading your recommendation here - received it by DHL delivery yesterday, anyways, so far it is one of the better books on the subject especially on the information and analyzis that I've read. Thanks for the tip WD!Whispering Death said:Now this isn't what you asked for, but there is a FANTASTIC book on WW2 I just finished reading. Now it is not just non-fiction but REALLY dense non-fiction so be warned. It's "Barbarossa: The Russian-German Conflict, 1941-45" by Alan Clark. It is known as the seminal work on the WW2 eastern front. It is surprisingly readable in a fun way but is very dense and has lots of very detailed information and analysis.
I've found it to be an absolutely astonishing delight to read.
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