The Retreat: Hitler's First Defeat

Michael Jones, Michael K. Jones

John Murray, 2009 - History - 328 pages

At the moment of the Second World War in 1941 on the Eastern Front, with the forces of Hitler massing on the outskirts of Moscow, the miraculous occurred: Moscow was saved. Many of Russia's 27 million military and civilian deaths occurred in this desperate struggle. This title presents the history of this turning point.

About the author

Michael Jones was awarded a history PhD by Bristol University and subsequently taught at Glasgow University and Winchester College. He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and member of the British Commission for Military History, and works now as a writer, media consultant and presenter. Among his historical titles he has written books on the battles of Bosworth, Agincourt, Stalingrad and Leningrad. He was TV consultant for Channel 4's Richard III: Fact or Fiction and National Geographic's Mystery Files: The Princes in the Tower, and co-author, with Philippa Langley, of The King's Grave: The Search for Richard III.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Retreat: Hitler's First Defeat
• Authors: Michael Jones, Michael K. Jones
• Publisher: John Murray, 2009
• ISBN: 0719569265, 9780719569265
• Length: 328 pages
• Subjects: History / General; History / Military / General; History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / Eastern Front; History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General; Technology & Engineering / Military Science