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  • By: Antony Beevor
  • Narrated by: Peter Noble
  • Length: 16 hrs and 40 mins
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By: Antony Beevor
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Summary

Penguin presents the unabridged downloadable audiobook edition of Stalingrad by Antony Beevor, read by Peter Nobel.

Antony Beevor's Stalingrad is a harrowing look at one of history's darkest moments.

In October 1942, a panzer officer wrote, 'Stalingrad is no longer a town.... Animals flee this hell; the hardest stones cannot bear it for long; only men endure.'

The battle for Stalingrad became the focus of Hitler and Stalin's determination to win the gruesome, vicious war on the eastern front. The citizens of Stalingrad endured unimaginable hardship; the battle, with fierce hand-to-hand fighting in each room of each building, was brutally destructive to both armies. But the eventual victory of the Red Army, and the failure of Hitler's Operation Barbarossa, was the first defeat of Hitler's territorial ambitions in Europe and the start of his decline.

Antony Beevor is the renowned author of Stalingrad, which won the Samuel Johnson Prize, the Wolfson Prize for History and the Hawthornden Prize for Literature, and Berlin, which received the first Longman-History Today Trustees Award. His books have sold nearly four million copies.

©2017 Antony Beevor (P)2017 Penguin Audio
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  • Categories: History

Critic reviews

"A brilliantly researched tour de force of military history." (Sarah Bradford, The Times)
"An extraordinary story of tactical genius, civilian bravery, obsession, carnage and the nature of war itself, Stalingrad will act as a testament to the vital role of the soviet war effort. A superb re-telling. Beevor combines a soldier's understanding of war's realities with the narrative techniques of a novelist.... This is a book that lets the reader look into the face of battle." (Orlando Figes, Sunday Telegraph)

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Simply the best

A long, detailed and intricate history of the battle of Stalingrad. Put simply, this is probably the best book ever written about WW2. I read the book many years ago and was interested to see how the audio book compared. Thanks to the excellent narration, it is still the best out there. I would guess that anyone interested in WW2 has already heard this, but if you haven't, get it today. You won't regret it.

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Outstandingly detailed and horrific.

I wanted to hear this book to get a full account of Nazi Germany getting the bloody nose at the hands of the Russians in WWII. Instead what I got was a full realisation of the scale and brutality on both sides. Not a stone unturned in this gripping book, the politics, battle details and human testimonies are fully explained and detailed in a way that was not overwhelming but immersed you in the full horror of the campaign.

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A disturbing but essential account of Stalingrad

This book opened up the horrors of war to me. Detailed and very disturbing account.

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very good

I need to listen again to the detailed audio but found it very interesting and informative. well written and read. recommended

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Exceptional as always

Such a harsh listen at times. Very enjoyable overall. Would absolutely recommend. Covers before, during and after

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Stalingrad

Great read and so well narrated. Looking forward to many more books by author and narrator.

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A sobering story for the era of Trump & Kim Jong Un.

During perestroika a brief window of access to hitherto, and now once again, sealed records allowed the author to create an accurate, literally day by day account of the murderous slaughter of Stalingrad.
The almost unbelievable and utterly profligate waste of millions of lives was the result of the clash between two self-deluded “Titans”, Stalin and Hitler. The latter repeatedly refused to allow his encircled Sixth Army to attempt a breakout, preferring that they all commit auicide to create an heroic myth. He flew into a rage when he heard that the starving, frost bitten and ill handful of survivors had surrendered.
On the other side, even at the height of the battle NKVD commissars were trying and executing, in large numbers, fit and battle-ready soldiers for ‘defeatism’ and ‘anti-Soviet thought’. Madness and carnage on an unimaginable scale are meticulously and dispassionately recounted by the author in this monumental and essential work.
Two utterly narcissistic demagogues caring nothing whatsoever for the loss of millions? Ring any bells? Throughout this long account, the faces of Trump and Kim kept thrusting themselves into my consciousness. We can only hope that the checks and balances of the American constitution will avert the worst in the years to come.

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interesting story about stalingrad and the orator gave a good performance. I'd recommend the book

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Brilliant Book

Fully in depth description and exceptional writing make this book a must read/listen for the battle of Stalingrad. Horrendous story of human sacrifice and war. brilliantly narrated and written.

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Totally amazing and insightful

This is truly a gem where historical accounts of Stalingrad is concerned.

The writing is so descriptive that you begin to feel the despair and pain of the trapped German soldiers, but equally the pure joy of the Russian victors.

Having been a soldier for many years I understand the folly of war, or the pain of terrible leadership, but this book shows how blessed we are in this day and age.

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