Lee Baker - The Second World War on the Eastern Front

The Second World War on the Eastern Front

Lee Baker

First published 2009 by Pearson Education Limited

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ISBN 13: 978-1-4058-4063-7 (pbk)

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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Baker, Lee, 1961

The Second World War on the Eastern Front / Lee Baker. 1st ed.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-4058-4063-7 (pbk.)

1. World War, 19391945CampaignsEastern Front. 2. World War, 19391945Europe, Eastern. 3. World War, 19391945Soviet Union. 4. World War, 1939145CampaignsEastern FrontSources. 5. World War, 19391945Europe, EasternSources. 6. World War, 19391945Soviet UnionSources. I. Title.

D764.B24355 2009

940.54217dc22

2009011687

Set by 35 in 10/13.5pt Berkeley Book

Introduction to the Series

History is a narrative constructed by historians from traces left by the past. Historical enquiry is often driven by contemporary issues and, in consequence, historical narratives are constantly reconsidered, reconstructed and reshaped. The fact that different historians have different perspectives on issues means that there is also often controversy and no universally agreed version of past events. Seminar Studies in History was designed to bridge the gap between current research and debate, and the broad, popular general surveys that often date rapidly.

The volumes in the series are written by historians who are not only familiar with the latest research and current debates concerning their topic, but who have themselves contributed to our understanding of the subject. The books are intended to provide the reader with a clear introduction to a major topic in history. They provide both a narrative of events and a critical analysis of contemporary interpretations. They include the kinds of tools generally omitted from specialist monographs: a chronology of events, a glossary of terms and brief biographies of whos who. They also include bibliographical essays in order to guide students to the literature on various aspects of the subject. Students and teachers alike will find that the selection of documents will stimulate discussion and offer insight into the raw materials used by historians in their attempt to understand the past.

Clive Emsley and Gordon Martel

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We are grateful to the following for permission to reproduce copyright material:

Document 1 from Nazism: a History in Documents and Eyewitness Accounts, 19191945, vol. 2, New York: Schocken Books (Noakes, J., and G. Pridham, 1988), pp. 7434; Document 2 from Nazi-Soviet Relations 19391941: Documents from the Archives of the German Foreign Office, Washington, DC., USGPO (United States Department of State, 1948), pp. 34953; Document 3 from Hitlers War Directives, 19391945 (London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1964), pp. 4951 (Trevor-Roper, H.R., ed.) ( 1964 H.R. Trevor-Roper), reproduced by permission of PFD (www.pfd.co.uk) on behalf of The Literary Estate of Sir H.R. Trevor-Roper; Document 4 from Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression vol. III, Washington, DC., USGPO (Office of the US Chief of Counsel for Prosecution of Axis Criminality, 1946), p. 447; Document 5 from Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression vol. III, Washington, DC., USGPO (Office of the US Chief of Counsel for Prosecution of Axis Criminality, 1946), pp. 6378; Document 7 adapted from The Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union, New York: International Publishers (Stalin, J., 1945), pp. 917, permission from International Publishers Co/New York; Document 8 from Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression vol. VI, Washington, DC., USGPO (Office of the US Chief of Counsel for Prosecution of Axis Criminality, 1946), p. 876; Document 9 from The Halder War Diary, 19391942, Novato, CA: Presidio (Halder, F., edited by Charles Burdick and Hans-Adolf Jacobsen, 1988), pp. 4467 ( 1988 by Charles Burdick). Used by permission of Presidio Press, an imprint of The Ballantine Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc.; Document 10 from The Halder War Diary, 19391942, Novato, CA: Presidio (Halder, F., edited by Charles Burdick and Hans-Adolf Jacobsen, 1988), p. 506 ( 1988 by Charles Burdick). Used by permission of Presidio Press, an imprint of The Ballantine Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc.; Document 11 from Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression, VIII, Washington, DC., USGPO (Office of the US Chief for Prosecution of Axis Criminality, 1946), pp. 5857; Document 12 from Hitlers Table Talk, 19411944: His Private Conversations, New York: Enigma Books (Trevor-Roper, H., ed., 1953), p. 94, Hitlers Table Talk 19411944: His Private Conversations by Francois Genoud, edited by Hugh Trevor-Roper. Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson, an imprint of the Orion Publishing Group, London; Document 13 from Hitlers War Directives, 19391945 (London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1964), pp. 1067, (Trevor-Roper, H.R., ed.) ( 1964 H.R. Trevor-Roper) reproduced by permission of PFD (www.pfd.co.uk) on behalf of The Literary Estate of Sir H.R. Trevor-Roper; Document 14 from Hitlers Table Talk, 19411944, New York: Enigma Books (Trevor-Roper, H., 1939), pp. 2001, 220, Hitlers Table Talk 19411944: His Private Conversations by Francois Genoud, edited by Hugh Trevor-Roper. Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson, an imprint of the Orion Publishing Group, London; Document 15 from Hitlers War Directives, 19391945 (London: Sidg-wick and Jackson, 1964), pp.11617 (Trevor-Roper, H.R., ed.) ( 1964 H.R. Trevor-Roper) reproduced by permission of PFD (www.pfd.co.uk) on behalf of The Literary Estate of Sir H.R. Trevor-Roper; Document 16 from