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by Albert Axell

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Albert Axell

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Basic Books; First Edition edition (June 9, 2001)

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Albert Axell was born in New England in 1942. 2. russia's heroes, 1941-45: an epi. Albert Axell. ISBN 10: 0786708565 ISBN 13: 9780786708567. He studied history, philosophy and economics at the University of Wisconsin and later worked as a reporter in Alabama, Virginia and Ohio. While in Japan, he was a regular contributor to The Economist and other magazines.

Russia’s heroes 1941–45. London: Robinson Books, 2002. Axell has interviewed dozens of veterans of all genders, from soldiers to marshals, who took part in the battles on the Eastern Front. Through his reading of history, close acquaintanceship with the Soviet Union and Russian-speaking society, and. multiple interviews, Axell brings the experience of the individual and group up close. Although the work is entitled Russia’s Heroes, the author vividly. demonstrates that war is deeply destructive and brings about more than just burning. oil, dust, mud, snow, sweat and tears. 18 people found this helpful.

Russia Heroes is the story of the ordinary and extraordinary men and women soldiers of Russia: the . For more than 60 years the politics of the Cold War made it unacceptable for the real story of the Eastern Front to be told.

Russia Heroes is the story of the ordinary and extraordinary men and women soldiers of Russia: the snipers who engaged in duels in No Man's Land; Cossack cavalry regiments crossing the ice at night to raid ammunition dumps; pilots out of ammunition using their propellers to cut off the tailplanes of enemy aircraft. soldiers who fought in an insane, giant conflict - the. largest theatre of war the world has ever seen in which 27 million died.

Albert Axell was born in New England in 1942 The result is a haunting and evocative portrait of life and death on the Eastern Front. He studied history, philosophy and economics at the University of Wisconsin and later worked as a reporter. His previous books include Stalin's War, Russia's Seven Natural Wonders and Soviet Dissent. The result is a haunting and evocative portrait of life and death on the Eastern Front.

Format Hardback 288 pages. Dimensions 158 x 234 x 28mm 58. g. Publication date 28 Jun 2001. Publisher Little, Brown Book Group. Albert Axell was born in New England in 1942.

With Hitler's invasion of Russia on 22 June 1941, the Eastern front opened and .

With Hitler's invasion of Russia on 22 June 1941, the Eastern front opened and politicians and generals around the world predicted the swift destruction of the Soviet armies. Nazi Germany threw its might against Russia: 5,000,000 men took part in the blitz attack along the Russian frontier. A tale of unbelievable heroism.

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The Eastern Front of World War II was a theatre of conflict between the European Axis powers and co-belligerent Finland against the Soviet Union (USSR), Poland and other Allies, which encompassed Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Northeast Europe (Balt.

A tribute to the extraordinary Russian heroes of World War II who defended their country with bravery, valor, and blood features detailed accounts of the men, women, and children who defended their homeland including a nineteen-year-old private who flung himself on the gun port of a German pillbox so that his comrades could advance.

catterpillar

A MUST read for history or WWII buffs! The story that's rarely told in the West.

Ausstan

Good interviews of great heroes.

Kriau

Very interesting, moving and envolving manner to describe that war from the side of the people wich more contribuited to defeat the hitleriam nazism.

Jothris

Very inspiring real life stories of the valour and sacrifice of the Russian people during the Great Patriotic War against the Nazi monstrosity that invaded their motherland in 1941.
Recalling the heroism and great losses in such battles as Smolensk, Stalingrad, Leningrad Moscow, and the narratives of many heroes and heroines who helped save the world for the Nazi evil.
As much as I despise the Marxist-Leninist system and the tyranny of Joseph Stalin, I greatly admire the resolve and courage of the Russian people in defeating the ultimate evil of Nazi terror. This was a war of the Russian people for the defence of their motherland, not a Communist war. Patriotism and love for Rodina (the Russian birth land)-when in extremity mean readiness to die when the Motherland-are verifiable features of the Russian character.
As was seen in the valiant defence of Russia by it's people in 1812 when an earlier tyrant, Napoleon. had tried to invade and ravage their homeland.

Three days after the Nazi invasion of Russia The London Times of the 25 June 1941 published a letter from Prince Vsevolode, nephew of the last Tsar Nicholas II who was executed by the Bolsheviks, Vsevolode wrote " WE are fighting a common foe and whatever our differences in the past have been I feel that all Slav races should unite to rid the world of Nazism".

The great sacrifices and achievements helped reduce the casualties of the Western democracies- a great debt owed by the West to the Russian people.
This inspiring and exciting book celebrates the heroism of such brave people as the great aeroplane engineer Alexander Yakoklev , father of the famous Yak-1 and Yak-3 fighter planes. The wonderful 'night witches' the young Russian women who put their lives in such peril to fly sorties against Nazi forces, bombing so close to the ground that they had to ensure the force of the blast form the ground did not hit their own planes. These women, such as the legendary Nadya Popova, craved the right to 'fight' and 'die' for their motherland.

Another heroic and special female fighter was the partisan girl, Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya wo embarked on raids and sabotage against the Nazis, After her capture, torture and execution by the SS, she was an inspiration to the heroism of the Russian people, and declared a hero of the Soviet Union.

The author describes the horrors and sacrifices suffered by the people during the siege of Leningrad, and the role played by soldiers of officers of the different nationalities such as the Cossack, Siberian and Jewish fighters.
An interesting chapter on the Russian soldiers stationed in Britain and their dalliances with local British girls. One naval officer Konstantin Lyumbimov enjoyed waltz with a stately lady later finding out it was none other than the Queen Elizabeth (wife of George VI, later the Queen mother) anyone interested in World War II or military history and the spirit of heroism and human sacrifice needs to read this enthralling real life narrative.

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This book contains a series of anecdotally-presented portraits of Soviet sacrifice and courage during the four years of War. When the immensely powerful German forces invaded on 22-June 1941, neither the Allies nor the Nazis believed that Russia could long endure. Hitler had stated at a conference of his generals that Russia was to be "annihilated", her cities and everyone within to be destroyed. No one expected the resolve of the people to resist and defend their land. Noted historian Albert Axell compiled many of these portraits of ordinary Soviet soldiers and their often extraordinary heroism from his personal interviews with veterans and/or their surviving families. Others derive from Western eye-witness sources and German military records. The end result is an apolitical collection, free from Soviet wartime hagiographics -- for the most part, that is. Included, notwithstanding, are the romanticized legends from frontline propaganda: teenaged partisan Zoya Kosmodem'yanskaya's patriotic exhortations following her unspeakable torture, and sniper Vasiliy Zaitsev's duel with the German master-shooter. But the majority of the narratives are straight-forward, unembellished recollections. Also featured are biographies of less famous but no less proficient snipers Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Fyodor Okhlopkov, and Nina Lobkovskaya. Here, too, are accounts of the defense of the Fortress of Brest, and anecdotes of civilian valor during the battle of Stalingrad and the blockade of Leningrad. Here are interviews with Nadya Popova, a pilot from an all-female bomber regiment; Alexei Mares'yev, a pilot who lost his legs but returned to fly with artificial limbs; and a few desperate aviators who survived "taran" (ramming) Luftwaffe planes. And here is the fate of Yakov Dzhugashvili, a POW disowned by his father, Josef Stalin. Among "Russia's Heroes" are representatives of a wide spectrum of Soviet citizens: Ukrainians, Georgians, Siberians, Eastern Asians, Cossack cavalrymen, and Jewish generals. As a daughter of a seaCaptain of the North Atlantic Convoys, I'm especially proud that Allied merchant mariners had been honored as Soviet heroes and are included in this book! In recent years many of the specific topics of Axell's research have been presented in greater depth, but "Russia's Heroes" provides a fast-paced and fascinating overall view of the human dimension on the Eastern Front.

Ygglune

On my first visits to Russia I would occasionally encounter an elderly person who would mention American lend - lease contributions to the defense of the USSR during their youth, and they would say thanks.

As I read this amazing book, "Russia's Heroes, 1941-445" by Albert Axell the feelings of debt and gratitude to the selfless sacrifice of so many "Soviet" men, women and children deepened.

From the defense of Brest to the "Night Witches" flying Polikarpov biplanes at Novorossisk, to the sniper wars and the memory families lost to the murderous Nazi horde - I will never forget to thank those who did not turn back and fought to their last breath for freedom, life and ultimate liberty at such a horrible cost.

Thank YOU!

deadly claw

This book is full of stories of brave men and women who fought a monstrous evil, did not whine about it, did not expect or ask for help.
They suffered dearly and were some of the bravest fighters ever.
Think of the Alamo defenders on a huge scale.

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