There are minor stylistic and editing problems in grand delusion. When pressed for evidence he pointed to viktor suvorovs book ledokol. Stalin and the german invasion of russia new ed by gabriel gorodetsky isbn. Stalin and the german invasion of russia, and stafford cripps mission to moscow, 194042, and more on. See all 9 formats and editions hide other formats and. Gorodetsky about his book, very brieflyhe mentioned the unfortunate fact that the designer for the book s cover cut off part of the photograph, removing part of the sign that would have otherwise indicated the germans proximity to moscow if memory serves correctly. Grand delusion gabriel gorodetsky haftad 9780300084597. Stalin and the german invasion of russia yale university press, 1999, gorodetsky said that stalin was committed to realpolitik and eager to improve the soviet unions national status. These are not substantial shortcomings given the scope and intent of the book. Gabriel gorodetsky is a professor of history at the tel aviv university and has written previous books on anglosoviet relations between the world wars. This is often an insightful and thoughtprovoking book.
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Stalin and the german invasion of russia yale university press, 1999, gorodetsky, stated that stalin was committed to realpolitik and eager to improve the soviet unions. The 22 months between the signing of the nazisoviet pact on 23 august 1939 and the german invasion of the soviet union on 22 june 1941 were among the most exciting, baffling, and controversial p. Buy a discounted paperback of grand delusion online from australias leading online. In grand delusion israeli professor gabriel gorodetsky shows beyond reasonable doubt that suvorovs arguments are ridiculous.
Stalin and the german invasion of russia was written, in part, to respond to suvorovs claims. Stalin and the german invasion of russia yale university press, 1999, gorodetsky, stated that stalin was committed to realpolitik and eager to improve the soviet unions national status which it had lost as a result of the disasters which were inflicted on her during the first world war and the russian revolution. Stalin succumbed to this delusion, according to gorodetsky, was that he. This he has done very well in grand delusion, dissecting suvorov limb by limb and making a contribution to the dismantling of some of the cold war canards of ulam, raack, and others. Gorodetskys book is a landmark in establishing a convincing.
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Gabriel gorodetsky is a quondam fellow of all souls college, university of oxford, and emeritus professor of history at tel aviv university. Stalin and the german invasion of russia paperback mar 11 2001. About gabriel gorodetsky historian russian history second. This is often an insightful and thoughtprovoking book that. Hitlers ideal war weapon times higher education the. But gorodetsky has higher aspirations than merely refuting what. Sep 10, 2008 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
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Stalin and the german invasion of russia yale, university press, 1999, appearing also in french, german, russian and hebrew, to international critical acclaim. Stalin and the german invasion of russia by gabriel gorodetsky and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Like carley, gorodetsky has reaped the harvest of soviet archival access. There are few sentences shorter then a full paragraph, and the book is more than twice as long as it needs be. This important book draws on vital new archival material to unravel the mystery of hitlers invasion of russia in 1941.
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