The gripping tale of the campaign that determined the outcome of the Second World War
Jonathan Dimbleby's previous books include the highly acclaimed Second World War histories The Battle of the Atlantic and Destiny in the Desert- The Road to El Alamein, which was shortlisted for the Hessell-Tiltman Prize and was followed by his BBC2 programme Churchill's Desert War. His other books include, Russia- A Journey to the Heart of a Land and Its People, Richard Dimbleby- A Biography, The Palestinians, The Prince of Wales- A Biography and The Last Governor- Chris Patten and the Handover of Hong Kong.
The best single-volume account of the Barbarossa campaign to
date
*Andrew Roberts, author of 'Churchill: Walking with Destiny'*
It's a vital story, one everyone should know, and Dimbleby tells it
with verve and elan
*Laurence Rees, author of 'Hitler and Stalin'*
Should be on everyone's reading list for 2021
*Dr Amanda Foreman, author of 'A World on Fire'*
Masterly
*General Sir Mike Jackson*
Vivid and engrossing
*Brendan Simms, author of 'Hitler: Only The World Was Enough'*
An impressive achievement . . . a fast-paced, gripping read
*Julia Boyd, author of 'Travellers in the Third Reich'*
A great read . . . he brings Barbarossa very vividly to life, as if
you are there
*Robert Kershaw, author of 'War Without Garlands: Operation
Barbarossa 1941-1942' and 'Borodino Field 1812/1941'*
Thought-provoking . . . a captivating eye-opener
*Prof Dr Gerhard Hirschfeld, University of Stuttgart, former
President of the International Committee for the Study of the
Second World War*
Superbly well-written . . . the most comprehensive study of
Hitler's invasion of the USSR in years
*Keith Lowe, author of 'Savage Continent'*
Expertly narrated and written with piercing clarity
*Frederick Taylor, author of '1939: A People's History'*
A chilling account of war at its worst
*Bear Grylls*
Superb . . . stays with you long after you have finished
*Henry Hemming, bestselling author of 'Our Man in New York'*
Brilliant . . . a wonderful piece of history
*Robert Fox*
Epic . . . captures all of Barbarossa's drama and magnitude
*Martin Sixsmith*
Brings to life the sheer, staggering scale of these events... with
great skill, care and attention to detail
*Sunday Times*
[An] encyclopedic new account... a vivid, meticulous tapestry,
densely weaving the threads of German and Soviet military strategy,
political calculation from Washington and London to Moscow, and
war's pitiless human cost
*The Telegraph*
[Dimbleby] skilfully tracks the shifts and turns of the campaign,
sparing no detail . . . a riveting account
*Daily Mail, Book of the Week*
Dimbleby tells the story of strategic miscalculation and
(self-)deception on all sides, and then Hitler's 'war of
extermination', magnificently
*The Spectator*
Amazing . . . fascinating
*Jeremy Vine*
My best history book of 2021 -- a masterful account of maybe the
biggest event ever . . . essential!
*Lee Child*
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