Marshall of the Soviet Union - Reminiscences and Reflections G. K. Zhukov

by Zhukov, G. K

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Both books are in very good condition. Minor kinks on edges of outer dustcover. Hand written date on inside hardback. Soviet Union G. Zhukov Reminiscences and Reflections Translated from the Russian by Vic Schneierson Designed by Alexander Smirnov Hardcover. 8vo. Progress Publishers, Moscow, Soviet Union. 1985. 2 Volumes. 454 & 486 pgs. Maps. Illustrated with Black and White Plates. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (spine is faded and sunned). Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov remains a national hero in today’s Russia as the man who beat Hitler and saved both Russia and Europe from the Nazis. His reputation is that of a Russian patriot and an independent-minded general who remained a key figure in Stalin’s high command throughout the Great Patriotic War. Zhukov played a significant role in virtually all the principal battles on the Eastern Front during the Second World War – including Moscow, Leningrad, Stalingrad, Kursk and Berlin. It was Zhukov who formally accepted Germany’s unconditional surrender on 9 May 1945. In his post-war autobiography Zhukov chronicled his brilliant career as he saw it – and wanted it to be seen. His memoirs reveal the why and how of decision-making at the highest level of the Soviet command t

• Publisher: Progress
• Condition: Very Good

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