Stalin's Defectors
Author | : Mark Edele |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 222 |
Release | : 2017 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780198798156 |
ISBN-13 | : 0198798156 |
Rating | : 4/5 (156 Downloads) |
Download or read book Stalin's Defectors written by Mark Edele and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first systematic study of the phenomenon of frontline surrender to the Germans in the Soviet Union's 'Great Patriotic War' against the Nazis in 1941-1945, showing that while people were disgruntled with Stalin's rule, most attempts to cross the frontline stemmed from a wish to survive this war, rather than a desire to support Hitler's regime.