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050 00 D764 |b.R9558 2014
100 1  Rutherford, Jeff, |eauthor.
245 10 Combat and genocide on the Eastern Front : |bthe German infantry's war, 1941-1944 / |cJeff Rutherford.
264  1 Cambridge ;New York : |bCambridge University Press, |c2014.
300    xv, 423 pages ; |c24 cm.
336    text |2rdacontent
337    unmediated |2rdamedia
338    volume |2rdacarrier
490 1  Cambridge military histories
504    Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 0  Introduction: the German infantry's war -- 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: the primacy of military necessity.
591    Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024
650  0 World War, 1939-1945 |xCampaigns |zEastern Front.
650  0 World War, 1939-1945 |xAtrocities |zEurope, Eastern.
610 10 Germany. |bHeer |xHistory |yWorld War, 1939-1945.
610 24 Germany. |bHeer.
610 10 Germany. |bWehrmacht.
830  0 Cambridge military histories.
852 0   |bstacks |hD764 |i.R9558 2014