Author:
Rutherford, Jeff, 1974-
ImprintCambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Descriptionxv, 423 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Note:Introduction -- The Wehrmacht and German society -- Preparations for war -- "Attack with a ruthless offensive spirit and a firestorm of destruction": the opening phase of Operation Barbarossa -- "Will the continuation of this attack be worth it?" The drive on Leningrad -- "It is only a question of where, not if, civilians will starve": the 121st Infantry Division and the occupation of Pavlovsk -- The failure of Operation Barbarossa: the fusion of ideology and military culture -- The Soviet Winter Offensive 1942: Demiansk and the Volkhov River -- "The population shouted out to the interpreter that one would rather be shot instead of being left to starve": the evolution of military necessity -- "From one mess to another": war of attrition in northwest Russia -- "We need to fight to the end, so oder so": combat and the reconstruction of Army Group North -- A more rational occupation? The contradictions of military necessity -- "As miserable representatives of the miserable twentieth century, we burned all of the villages": the scorched earth retreat to the Panther line -- Conclusion.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-414) and index.
