Roberts, Geoffrey, 1952-

Stalin's wars : from World War to Cold War, 1939-1953 / Geoffrey Roberts. - New Haven [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, c2006. - xxii, 468 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [430]-446) and index.

Introduction : Stalin at war -- Unholy alliance : Stalin's pact with Hitler -- Grand illusions : Stalin and 22 June 1941 -- War of annihilation : Stalin versus Hitler -- Victory at Stalingrad and Kursk : Stalin and his generals -- The politics of war : Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt -- Triumph and tragedy : Stalin's year of victories -- Liberation, conquest, revolution : Stalin's aims in Germany and Eastern Europe -- Last battles : Stalin, Truman and the end of the Second World War -- The lost peace : Stalin and the origins of the Cold War -- Generalissimo at home : the domestic context of Stalin's postwar foreign policy -- Cold War confrontations : Stalin embattled -- Conclusion : Stalin in the court of history.

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Stalin, Joseph, 1879-1953 --Influence.
Stalin, Joseph, 1879-1953 --Military leadership.


World War, 1939-1945--Diplomatic history.
World politics--1945-1989.


Soviet Union--History, Military.

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