David stahel s most popular book is operation barbarossa and germanys defeat in the east. David stahel now challenges this wellestablished narrative by demonstrating that the last german offensive of 1941 was a forlorn effort, undermined by operational weakness and poor logistics, and driven forward by what he identifies as national socialist military thinking. David stahel is the author of over a half dozen books about world war ii, several focusing on nazi germanys war against the soviet union including operation. Not to be missed by anyone with a serious interest in the war. If you have access to this journal as a benefit of membership in the sponsoring organization, log in through the member link in the right column. Germanys winter campaign of 19411942 is commonly seen as the wehrmachts first defeat. Stahel s latest book operation typhoon was released by cambridge university press in march 20 and will be followed by another book focusing on german operations on the eastern front in november and early december 1941. David stahels kiev 1941 follows his 2009 work operation barbarossa and germanys defeat in the east as the second book in a trilogy ostensibly taking a fresh look at the 1941 german invasion of the soviet union. Operation barbarossa and germanys defeat in the east by david stahel, 9780521768474, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. No student of the massive conflict between nazi germany and the soviet union should be without this book. The story of the battle of kiev has been told many times, but seldom in such detail as it is in david stahels book. He specialises in german military history of world war ii. Operation barbarossa and germanys defeat in the east. Historian david stahel on why operation typhoon matters.
A new history of germanys winter campaign, 19411942 fsg, 2019, david stahel argues that it was in fact their first strategic success in the east. David stahel born 1975 in wellington, new zealand is a historian, author and senior lecturer in history at the university of new south wales. Stahels latest book operation typhoon was released by cambridge university press in march 20 and will be followed by another book focusing on german operations on the eastern front in november and early december 1941. Kiev 1941 is a lucid counterbalance to the traditional notion of a german juggernaut into the ukrainian ssr in 1941. David stahel is a historian, author and senior lecturer in history at the university of new south wales. Select publications by dr david stahel unsw research. I will be talking to him about his 2009 work, operation barbarossa and germanys defeat in the east cambridge university press, 2009. This weeks podcast is an interview with david stahel. Though the red army managed to push the wehrmacht back from moscow, the germans lost far fewer men, frustrated their enemys strategic plan, and emerged in the spring. The battle for moscow was certainly one of the turning points of the second world war. He completed an ma in war studies at kings college london in 2000 and a phd at the humboldtuniversitat zu berlin in 2009. Hitlers march on moscow, october 1941 by david stahel. Jul 30, 2012 here david stahel talks about his book kiev 1941, the first book in english on one of the largest battles of world war ii.
Yet the german blitzkrieg depended almost entirely upon the motorised panzer groups, particularly those of army group centre. He completed an honours degree in history at monash university in melbourne, an ma in war studies at kings college london and a phd at the humboldt university in berlin. Wedding detailed archival research, an intimate knowledge of the secondary sources, and a gripping narrative, stahel has set a new standard for scholarship on the eastern front. David stahel was born in wellington, new zealand in 1975. Operation barbarossa and germanys defeat in the east cambridge. Runnerupand something i can recommend widely to othersatlas of the eastern front. David stahel, lecturer in european history at the university of new south wales in canberra, australia, author of operation typhoon. David stahel discusses his book about the german winter campaign between 1941 and 1942. A new history of germanys winter campaign, 19411942. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. World war two history book mass violence in nazioccupied.
This is an apolitical forum for discussions on the axis nations and related topics hosted by the axis history factbook in cooperation with christian ankerstjernes panzerworld and christoph awenders ww2 day by day. Dr david stahel is an historian, author and senior lecturer at the university of new south wales. A new history of germanys winter campaign, 19411942 david stahel isbn. David stahel is an independent researcher based in berlin. Reading books in some other areas of the second world war one has at times the impression that authors are struggling to find anything new to say in order to distinguish themselves from the mass of previous writings. Not only is it the fullest englishlanguage account of the battle of kiev, based on an expert knowledge of the records of the german formations directly involved, but it is also a stimulating attempt to put what appeared to be hitlers greatest victory into the context of his eventual defeat. Here, david stahel introduces his groundbreaking new account of the offensive, which reveals that despite success on the battlefield the wider. Definitely not popular history, this scholarly approach to german war planning and the first several weeks of the conflict is essential reading on its subject. As the last chance to escape the dire implications of a winter campaign, hitler directed seventyfive german divisions, almost two million men and three of germanys four panzer groups into the offensive, resulting in huge victories at viazma and briansk among the. David stahel is the author of over a half dozen books about world war ii, several focusing on nazi germanys war against the soviet union including operation typhoon and the battle for moscow. My next book is a fresh look at the german retreat from moscow in 19411942 and will appear at the end of 2019 see.
Operation barbarossa and germanys defeat in the east will undoubtedly stand as a standard work on the first phase of operation barbarossa for a long time to come. Using archival records, in this book david stahel presents a history of. Germanys winter campaign of 19411942 is commonly seen as its first defeat. Dr david stahel school of humanities and social sciences. David stahel challenges this wellestablished narrative by demonstrating that the last german offensive of 1941 was a forlorn effort, undermined by operational weakness and poor logistics and driven forward by what he identifies as national socialist military thinking. Hitlers march on moscow, october 1941 skype lecture. David stahel is the author of five previous books on nazi germanys war against the soviet union. David stahel, operation barbarossa and germanys defeat in. Discover book depositorys huge selection of david stahel books online. In this carefully constructed and wellresearched account david stahel explores the german options in what was clearly becoming an unwinnable campaign. Nov 30, 2017 discover book depositorys huge selection of david stahel books online. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Using archival records, in this book david stahel presents a history of germanys summer campaign from the perspective of the two largest and most powerful panzer groups on the eastern front.
Stahel d, 2019, retreat from moscow a new history of. Hitlers battle for supremacy in the east by david stahel online at alibris. David stahel completed his undergraduate studies at monash university and boston college. The soviet counteroffensive was in fact a pyrrhic victory. The staggering amount of detail offered ensures this is an invaluable addition to eastern front literature and operation barbarossa in particular. David stahels kiev 1941 follows his 2009 work operation barbarossa and germanys defeat in the east as the second book in a trilogy ostensibly taking a fresh look. The subject is so broad and there are too many fine books to choose from on any one campaignbattle or aspect. Its time to start getting excited, david mitchell fans a new novel is on well on its way. Apr 06, 2020 drawing on official war diaries, journals, memoirs, and correspondence, stahel s latest installment in his reevaluation of the eastern front delivers a vivid account that challenges what you thought you knew about the war in the soviet union. This is solid military history revising what we thought we knew about the war in the east. Stahels latest book operation typhoon was released by cambridge.
The mismanaged soviet counteroffensive became a phyrric victory as. David stahels new book on operation typhoon is his best yet. One of our previous guests, matthias strohn, recommended the book, and i am glad he did. He joined the university of new south wales canberra in 2012.
David stahel was born in wellington, new zealand in 1975, but grew up in melbourne. Apr 26, 2012 the story of the battle of kiev has been told many times, but seldom in such detail as it is in david stahels book. Hitlers march on moscow, october 1941 9781107035126 by stahel, david and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at. David stahel has 16 books on goodreads with 1929 ratings. Author david stahel talks about hitlers operation typhoon hd. Shortlisted, 2016 british army military book of the year. Nov 19, 2019 david stahel is the author of five previous books on nazi germanys war against the soviet union. In retreat from moscow, a bold, gripping account of one of the seminal moments of world war ii, david stahel argues that instead it was its first strategic success in the east. In deciding to write a new book on operation typhoon i guess the first question is why bother. David stahel author of operation barbarossa and germanys.
He has an ma in war studies from kings college london and a phd in 2007 from the humboldt university in berlin. Operation barbarossa and germanys defeat in the east by. Buy operation barbarossa and germanys defeat in the east cambridge military histories reprint by stahel, david isbn. Far from a selfevident triumph, the soviet counteroffensive was a pyrrhic victory. Stahel has authored several books on the military operations of the first six months of the eastern front, including on the launching of operation barbarossa, the battle of kiev 1941 and the. Solidly researched and convincingly argued, david stahel articulates the actual problems in the daytoday combat between the german and soviet forces. Buy operation barbarossa and germanys defeat in the east by david stahel online at alibris. Operation barbarossa, the german invasion of the soviet union, began th. Books by david stahel author of operation barbarossa and. A new history of germanys winter campaign, 19411942 hardcover.
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