Gottfried, Ted.

The Great Fatherland War : the Soviet Union in World War II / Ted Gottfried ; illustrations by Melanie Reim. - Brookfield, Conn. : Twenty-first Century Books, 2003. - 128 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. - The rise and fall of the Soviet Union . - Gottfried, Ted. Rise and fall of the Soviet Union. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Wehrmacht invasion -- Stalin as warlord -- The Siege of Leningrad -- Operation Typhoon: the Battle of Moscow -- Behind enemy lines -- Stalingrad! -- Tactics, tanks, and librarians -- The scorched-earth policy -- Vengeance and victory -- The iron curtain descends.

Discusses the Soviet Union's involvement in World War II, from their non-aggression pact with Germany to their subsequent invasion and eventual defeat, highlighting the hardships endured by the Soviet people during the war years.

ISBN: 076132559X (lib. bdg,)

LCCN: 2002005328

Subjects--Topical Terms:
World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Soviet Union.
World War, 1939-1945--Soviet Union.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Soviet Union--History--1939-1945.

LC Class. No.: D764 / .G659 2003

Dewey Class. No.: 940.53/47