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Author:

Kotkin, Stephen, author.

Title:

Stalin : waiting for Hitler, 1929-1941 / Stephen Kotkin.

Publisher:

Penguin Press,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

xvii, 1154 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Subject:

Stalin, Joseph,--1878-1953.
Stalin, Joseph,--1878-1953--Psychology.
Heads of state--Soviet Union--Biography.
Dictators--Soviet Union--Biography.
Political culture--Soviet Union--History.
Soviet Union--History--1925-1953.
Soviet Union--Politics and government--1917-1936.
Soviet Union--Politics and government--1936-1953.
Biographies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 911-1117) and index.

Contents:

Part I. Equal to the myth -- Triumph of the will -- Apocalypse -- Victory -- Terrorism -- A great power -- Part II. Terror as statecraft -- On a bluff -- Enemies hunting enemies -- "What went on in No. 1's brain?" -- Missing piece -- Part III. Three-card monte -- Hammer -- Pact -- Smashed pig -- Greed -- Fear -- Coda. Little Corner, Saturday, June 21, 1941.

Summary:

Stalin: Waiting for Hitler, 1929?1941 is a history of the world during the build-up to its most fateful hour, from the vantage point of Stalin?s seat of power. It is a landmark achievement in the annals of historical scholarship, and in the art of biography.

ISBN:

1594203806
9781594203800

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1007687564

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)

YCPD572 -- Hiawatha Public Library (Hiawatha)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)