Operation Barbarossa in Photographs: (Schiffer Military History) [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

Paul Carell (Author)

Book Description

Series: Schiffer Military History | Publication Date: 1991

Renowned author Paul Carells photo album to accompany his definitive studies on the war in Russia. Over 570 b/w and color photos from both German and Russian archives explore the entire campaign.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

About the Author

Renowned author Paul Carells photo album to accompany his definitive studies on the war in Russia. Over 570 b/w and color photos from both German and Russian archives explore the entire campaign.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 456 pages
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. (1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0887402801
• ISBN-13: 978-0887402807
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 6.9 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #744,571 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great photo collection from Paul Carell, October 25, 2000

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Juhani Sierla (00330 Helsinki Finland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Operation Barbarossa in Photographs: (Schiffer Military History) (Hardcover)

This is by far the largest collection of eastern front photos I've ever seen. Most of the photos are never before seen snapshots taken by ordinary soldiers and this is also one of two weakest points of this book: they (photos) are not of best quality. Other weak point is captions. They are very short and mostly un-informative (caption might read for example "German soldier in trench" and nothing about where the photo was taken etc.).

This is definately not a book for eastern front enthusiast who is looking for facts about war fought in Russia, but for one who is tired of seeing same old photos we have seen during last 30 years. Quantity of photos alone makes this book worth buying.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars not a history work...but a great war photo records!, June 5, 2000

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shin jaemyoung (Seoul,Korea) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Operation Barbarossa in Photographs: (Schiffer Military History) (Hardcover)

This is a massive collection of photographic records of battlefield,soldiers and civilians at nazi-russia war times. It seems that most of the photos may never have been introduced or published before.They're very vivid,captions are accurate and to the point. But I think all photo captions are too brief to understand the whole process of war.Scarcely any other explanatory texts are. It makes this book not a history work but only a kind of war photo album. It may leave serious readers something to be desired,I sure. But if you have had carell's other works,this book can be a useful pictorial guide to them. Even if main text is very poor,all photos match well with military history are worth seeing.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ausgezeichnet!, October 9, 2002

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M. Wise (Chambersburg, Penna, United States of America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Operation Barbarossa in Photographs: (Schiffer Military History) (Hardcover)

Okay, I was looking at reviews and after looking at those done by others, I just HAD to write something! Operation Barbarossa in Photographs is absolutely great!! Paul Carell is a famous German author and is a vet of the Wehrmacht too. Yes, the book has a German bent--it was written by a German who was THERE--of course he will have a different perspective than someone sitting at home in America in the 21st century. This is a MUST-HAVE book and is chock full of SO many good pictures you can't read in one or even two sittings, it just has to be broken up to absorb it all. I HIGHLY suggest this book for any student of the Eastern Front and/or the German Military of the Second World War.