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02890aam a2200397 i 4500 001 0C7543AC2DF711EAB868BF0597128E48 003 SILO 005 20200103010057 008 190410t20192019ctuabf b 001 0 eng c 010 $a 2019016357 020 $a 0811738493 020 $a 9780811738491 035 $a (OCoLC)1099545655 040 $a PUL $b eng $e rda $c PUL $d OCLCF $d UKMGB $d DLC $d OCLCO $d JQM $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e-ur--- $a e-ur--- 050 00 $a D764 E55 2019 100 1 $a Ellman, James $e author. 245 10 $a Hitler's great gamble : $b a new look at German strategy, operation, and the Axis defeat in World War II / $c James Ellman. 264 1 $a Guilford, Connecticut : $b Stackpole Books, $c [2019] 300 $a vi, 249 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a The German strategic predicament and Hitler's rise -- German relative economic weakness and the fall of France -- SeeloÌwe : the planned invasion of England -- Two maritime strategies -- The rising Soviet threat to German European hegemony -- Hitler's decision, Marita, and countdown to invasion -- The logic behind Barbarossa's chance for victory in the East -- Drang nach Osten : The drive to the East -- Historical explanations for Germany's defeat in the East -- An early drive for Moscow -- Cold, snow, and mud -- The "fatal" delay of Marita and a southern tyfun -- Nazi genocide, ideology, and the loss of hearts and minds -- A Japanese attack on the USSR and the key to German victory -- The pursuit of oil and the road to global war -- The critical summer and the road south -- The Anaconda option -- Finland fails Germany and itself. 520 $a "In Hitler's Great Gamble, James Ellman argues that Barbarossa was a gamble, but a reasonable gamble spoiled not by strategic shortsightedness, but by diplomatic setbacks and poor execution. Drawing on a wealth of primary and secondary sources, Hitler's Great Gamble is a provocative work that will appeal to World War II enthusiasts and historians"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Campaigns $z Eastern Front. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Campaigns $z Soviet Union. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $z Germany. 651 0 $a Soviet Union $x History $y German occupation, 1941-1944. 651 0 $a Germany $x History, Military $y 20th century. 611 27 $a German Occupation of Soviet Union (1941-1944) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01353185 611 27 $a World War (1939-1945) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01180924 776 08 $i Online version: $a Ellman, James. $t Hitler's great gamble. $d Guilford, Connecticut : Stackpole Books, [2019] $z 9780811768481 $w (DLC) 2019019789 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20200204022639.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=0C7543AC2DF711EAB868BF0597128E48 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search