Jonathan Dimbleby's previous books include the highly acclaimed Second World War histories The Battle of the Atlantic and Destiny in the Desert- The Road to El Alamein, which was shortlisted for the Hessell-Tiltman Prize and was followed by his BBC2 programme Churchill's Desert War. His other books include, Russia- A Journey to the Heart of a Land and Its People, Richard Dimbleby- A Biography, The Palestinians, The Prince of Wales- A Biography and The Last Governor- Chris Patten and the Handover of Hong Kong.
The best single-volume account of the Barbarossa campaign to
date
*Andrew Roberts, author of 'Churchill: Walking with Destiny'*
It's a vital story, one everyone should know, and Dimbleby tells it
with verve and elan
*Laurence Rees, author of 'Hitler and Stalin'*
Should be on everyone's reading list for 2021
*Dr Amanda Foreman, author of 'A World on Fire'*
Masterly
*General Sir Mike Jackson*
Vivid and engrossing
*Brendan Simms, author of 'Hitler: Only The World Was Enough'*
An impressive achievement . . . a fast-paced, gripping read
*Julia Boyd, author of 'Travellers in the Third Reich'*
A great read . . . he brings Barbarossa very vividly to life, as if
you are there
*Robert Kershaw, author of 'War Without Garlands: Operation
Barbarossa 1941-1942' and 'Borodino Field 1812/1941'*
Thought-provoking . . . a captivating eye-opener
*Prof Dr Gerhard Hirschfeld, University of Stuttgart, former
President of the International Committee for the Study of the
Second World War*
Superbly well-written . . . the most comprehensive study of
Hitler's invasion of the USSR in years
*Keith Lowe, author of 'Savage Continent'*
Expertly narrated and written with piercing clarity
*Frederick Taylor, author of '1939: A People's History'*
A chilling account of war at its worst
*Bear Grylls*
Superb . . . stays with you long after you have finished
*Henry Hemming, bestselling author of 'Our Man in New York'*
Brilliant . . . a wonderful piece of history
*Robert Fox*
Epic . . . captures all of Barbarossa's drama and magnitude
*Martin Sixsmith*
Brings to life the sheer, staggering scale of these events... with
great skill, care and attention to detail
*Sunday Times*
[An] encyclopedic new account... a vivid, meticulous tapestry,
densely weaving the threads of German and Soviet military strategy,
political calculation from Washington and London to Moscow, and
war's pitiless human cost
*The Telegraph*
[Dimbleby] skilfully tracks the shifts and turns of the campaign,
sparing no detail . . . a riveting account
*Daily Mail, Book of the Week*
Dimbleby tells the story of strategic miscalculation and
(self-)deception on all sides, and then Hitler's 'war of
extermination', magnificently
*The Spectator*
Amazing . . . fascinating
*Jeremy Vine*
My best history book of 2021 -- a masterful account of maybe the
biggest event ever . . . essential!
*Lee Child*
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