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- catalog abstract ""Illuminating the painful progress of Operation Mars with vivid battle scenes and numerous maps and illustrations, Glantz presents Mars as a major failure of Zhukov's renowned command. Yet, both during and after the war, that failure was masked from public view by the successful Stalingrad operation, thus eliminating any stain from Zhukov's public image as a hero of the Great Patriotic War." "For three grueling weeks, Operation Mars was one of the most tragic and agonizing episodes in Soviet military history. Glantz's reconstruction of that failed offensive fills a major gap in our knowledge of World War II, even as it raises important questions about the reputations of national military heroes."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog contributor b11253864.
- catalog created "c1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "c1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
- catalog description ""Illuminating the painful progress of Operation Mars with vivid battle scenes and numerous maps and illustrations, Glantz presents Mars as a major failure of Zhukov's renowned command. Yet, both during and after the war, that failure was masked from public view by the successful Stalingrad operation, thus eliminating any stain from Zhukov's public image as a hero of the Great Patriotic War." "For three grueling weeks, Operation Mars was one of the most tragic and agonizing episodes in Soviet military history. Glantz's reconstruction of that failed offensive fills a major gap in our knowledge of World War II, even as it raises important questions about the reputations of national military heroes."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-408) and index.".
- catalog description "Pt. 1. Prelude. To Stalingrad : the Wehrmacht and Operation Blau -- Halting the German juggernaut : not a step back -- Thunder in the north -- Counteroffensive of the gods : the genesis of Operations Mars, Uranus, Saturn, and Jupiter -- pt. 2. The red god of war unleashed. Storm along the Vazuza River -- The Belyi deep thrust -- The advance up the Luchesa Valley -- The assault across the Molodoi Thud River -- pt. 3. The red god of war contained. The Sychevka meat grinder -- Formation of the Belyi pocket -- Stalemate in the Luchesa Valley -- The struggle for Urdom -- pt. 4. Frustration, fury, and defeat. The encirclement and destruction of the Belyi pocket -- Reinforcing failure along the Vazuza River -- Exhaustion in the north -- Defeat in the Luchesa River Valley -- Taking stock -- pt. 5. Epilogue. The eclipse of Mars and the demise of Jupiter -- The achievements of Uranus and transformation of Saturn -- The reputations of gods and men.".
- catalog extent "x, 421 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Zhukov's greatest defeat.".
- catalog identifier "070060944X (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Zhukov's greatest defeat.".
- catalog isPartOf "Modern war studies".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "c1999.".
- catalog language "eng rus".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas,".
- catalog relation "Zhukov's greatest defeat.".
- catalog spatial "Eastern Front.".
- catalog spatial "Soviet Union".
- catalog spatial "Soviet Union.".
- catalog subject "940.54/217/092 21".
- catalog subject "D764 .G5575 1999".
- catalog subject "Marshals Soviet Union Biography.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Eastern Front.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Soviet Union.".
- catalog subject "Zhukov, Georgiĭ Konstantinovich, 1896-1974.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Pt. 1. Prelude. To Stalingrad : the Wehrmacht and Operation Blau -- Halting the German juggernaut : not a step back -- Thunder in the north -- Counteroffensive of the gods : the genesis of Operations Mars, Uranus, Saturn, and Jupiter -- pt. 2. The red god of war unleashed. Storm along the Vazuza River -- The Belyi deep thrust -- The advance up the Luchesa Valley -- The assault across the Molodoi Thud River -- pt. 3. The red god of war contained. The Sychevka meat grinder -- Formation of the Belyi pocket -- Stalemate in the Luchesa Valley -- The struggle for Urdom -- pt. 4. Frustration, fury, and defeat. The encirclement and destruction of the Belyi pocket -- Reinforcing failure along the Vazuza River -- Exhaustion in the north -- Defeat in the Luchesa River Valley -- Taking stock -- pt. 5. Epilogue. The eclipse of Mars and the demise of Jupiter -- The achievements of Uranus and transformation of Saturn -- The reputations of gods and men.".
- catalog title "Zhukov's greatest defeat : the Red Army's epic disaster in Operation Mars, 1942 / David M. Glantz ; German translations by Mary E. Glantz ; maps by Darin Grauberger.".
- catalog type "text".