Overview
The Retreat: Hitler's First Defeat is a 2009 book by military historian Michael K. Jones. It is about the Battle of Moscow concentrating on the German retreat from Moscow during 1941-1942.
Contents
In the shadow of Napoleon
Typhoon
At the gates of Moscow
The tipping point
Ten days in December
Stand fast!
"This is all there really is?"
Looking into the abyss
Enter General Model
The first butterfly of Spring
The grand illusion
Publishing history
2009, The Retreat: Hitler's First Defeat (John Murray)
2010, The Retreat: Hitler's First Defeat (Thomas Dunne Books)
Reception
A reviewer of The Retreat in Adrian Gilbert's War Books Review, wrote "On the whole, Jones’ approach works very well, giving the reader a discomfiting vision of the hideous nature of the war on the Eastern Front." and although critical of Jones overusing available source material, concluded "The Retreat is a fine piece of work, which shows the horror of the Moscow campaign in all its searing detail."
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