Opening the Gates of Hell

Germany's Invasion of Russia, June-July 1941

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Opening the Gates of Hell

Germany's Invasion of Russia, June-July 1941

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A unique account of the opening weeks of history's largest, most brutal conflict, told through the eyes of those who were there and based on original source material from across Europe.

Opening the Gates of Hell is based on over a decade's research in archives and sites across Europe. It is a ground-breaking examination of the start of the Nazi–Soviet conflict, a narrative history not just of the fighting, but also the impact on civilians, the atrocities committed by both sides and ethnic cleansing carried out by the inhabitants of the regions invaded.

This fascinating history tells the stories of bravery, cowardice, misery and horror through the eyes of those who were there including ordinary soldiers, generals, leaders, politicians and civilians on both sides. The book draws on published and unpublished sources from across Germany and Eastern Europe with the majority of the material never having appeared in English-language accounts of the conflict before.

The combination of combat accounts, analysis of high-level diplomacy and leadership and the visceral accounts of the atrocities committed by both sides gives this book a unique approach to the war on the Eastern Front and will ensure that it is regarded as the definitive work on the subject for many years to come.

Table of Contents

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Introduction
Prologue: Red Square
Chapter 1: One More Blitzkrieg
Chapter 2: A Beautiful Day is Beginning
Chapter 3: To Leningrad
Chapter 4: To Moscow
Chapter 5: To Kiev
Chapter 6: To Murmansk
Chapter 7: Victory Denied
Afterword
Index

Product details

Published Jun 03 2025
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 488
ISBN 9781472869463
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 8-page plate section in black and white
Dimensions 9 x 6 inches
Series General Military
Short code GNM
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Richard Hargreaves

Richard Hargreaves has been a journalist for 30 ye…

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