Try free for 2 months
-
Barbarossa
- How Hitler Lost the War
- Narrated by: Jonathan Dimbleby
- Length: 22 hrs and 39 mins
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from Wish List failed.
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Buy Now for $33.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Buy it with
-
Blood, Dust and Snow
- Diaries of a Panzer Commander in Germany and on the Eastern Front
- By: Friedrich Sander, Robin Schafer - editor translator, Roger Moorhouse - foreword
- Narrated by: Stephan Goldbach
- Length: 15 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The war on the Eastern Front from 1941 to 1945 was the bloodiest combat theater in the bloodiest war in history. Oberleutnant Friedrich Wilhelm Sander experienced this bloodshed firsthand when serving with the 11th Panzer-Regiment. This regiment made up the core of the 6th Panzer-Division, one of Hitler's top armored formations, which was involved in most of the major campaigns on the Eastern Front; campaigns such as Operation Barbarossa and Operation Winter Storm.
-
-
great book
- By Andrew on 14-08-2023
-
The Napoleonic Wars
- By: Alexander Mikaberidze
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 35 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The Napoleonic Wars saw fighting on an unprecedented scale in Europe and the Americas. It took the wealth of the British Empire, combined with the might of the continental armies, almost two decades to bring down one of the world's greatest military leaders and the empire that he had created. Napoleon's ultimate defeat was to determine the history of Europe for almost 100 years. From the frozen wastelands of Russia, through the brutal fighting in the Peninsula to the blood-soaked battlefield of Waterloo, this book tells the story of the dramatic rise and fall of the Napoleonic Empire.
-
Meat Grinder
- The Battles for the Rzhev Salient, 1942–43
- By: Prit Buttar
- Narrated by: Nathan Osgood
- Length: 21 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The fighting between the German and Russian armies in the Rzhev Salient during World War II was so grisly, so murderous, and saw such vast losses that the troops called the campaign 'The Meat Grinder'. Though millions of men would fight and die there, the Rzhev Salient does not have the name recognition of Leningrad or Moscow. It has been largely ignored by Western historians – until now.
-
-
Detailed and engaging account of Rzhev salient
- By Tim on 10-01-2024
-
The Third Reich at War
- By: Richard J. Evans
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 35 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Evans interweaves a broad narrative of the war’s progress with viscerally affecting personal testimony from a wide range of people - from generals to front-line soldiers, from Hitler Youth activists to middle-class housewives. The Third Reich at War lays bare the dynamics of a nation more deeply immersed in war than any society before or since. Fresh insights into the conflict’s great events are here, from the invasion of Poland to the Battle of Stalingrad to Hitler’s suicide in the bunker.
-
-
Brilliant, Harrowing. Compelling.
- By Mr Denis M McPhillips on 28-05-2022
-
War Beneath the Sea
- Submarine Conflict During World War II
- By: Peter Padfield
- Narrated by: Chris MacDonnell
- Length: 25 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
This riveting chronicle of submarine warfare is the first to cover all the major submarine campaigns of the war, describing, in detail, the operations of the British, American, Japanese, Italian, and German submarine and anti-submarine forces. Beginning with a vivid re-creation of the sinking of the passenger liner Athenia by a German U-boat in September 1939, critically acclaimed military historian Peter Padfield's compelling narrative casts an unflinching eye on the devastating consequences of maritime warfare.
-
-
Informed and Entertaining
- By NJX on 01-07-2021
-
Born Under a Lucky Star
- A Red Army Soldier's Recollections of the Eastern Front of World War II
- By: Ivan Philippovich Makarov, Anastasia Walker - foreword and translator
- Narrated by: Daniel Henning
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
As a Russian recruit in World War II, Ivan Makarov witnessed General Chuikov pull out his pistol and shoot their regimental commander as a traitor. That was on his first day at the front. Thrown into an open field to face German tanks and artillery fire, with only rifles and machine guns to defend themselves with, almost 2,000 men of his regiment were wiped out in only six days at the Eastern Front. At this rate, Ivan struggled to comprehend how he would survive the hundreds of battles that lay before him, with death seeming to be the only certainty.
-
-
Awesome perspective and story.
- By Anonymous User on 02-02-2023
-
Blood, Dust and Snow
- Diaries of a Panzer Commander in Germany and on the Eastern Front
- By: Friedrich Sander, Robin Schafer - editor translator, Roger Moorhouse - foreword
- Narrated by: Stephan Goldbach
- Length: 15 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The war on the Eastern Front from 1941 to 1945 was the bloodiest combat theater in the bloodiest war in history. Oberleutnant Friedrich Wilhelm Sander experienced this bloodshed firsthand when serving with the 11th Panzer-Regiment. This regiment made up the core of the 6th Panzer-Division, one of Hitler's top armored formations, which was involved in most of the major campaigns on the Eastern Front; campaigns such as Operation Barbarossa and Operation Winter Storm.
-
-
great book
- By Andrew on 14-08-2023
-
The Napoleonic Wars
- By: Alexander Mikaberidze
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 35 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The Napoleonic Wars saw fighting on an unprecedented scale in Europe and the Americas. It took the wealth of the British Empire, combined with the might of the continental armies, almost two decades to bring down one of the world's greatest military leaders and the empire that he had created. Napoleon's ultimate defeat was to determine the history of Europe for almost 100 years. From the frozen wastelands of Russia, through the brutal fighting in the Peninsula to the blood-soaked battlefield of Waterloo, this book tells the story of the dramatic rise and fall of the Napoleonic Empire.
-
Meat Grinder
- The Battles for the Rzhev Salient, 1942–43
- By: Prit Buttar
- Narrated by: Nathan Osgood
- Length: 21 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The fighting between the German and Russian armies in the Rzhev Salient during World War II was so grisly, so murderous, and saw such vast losses that the troops called the campaign 'The Meat Grinder'. Though millions of men would fight and die there, the Rzhev Salient does not have the name recognition of Leningrad or Moscow. It has been largely ignored by Western historians – until now.
-
-
Detailed and engaging account of Rzhev salient
- By Tim on 10-01-2024
-
The Third Reich at War
- By: Richard J. Evans
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 35 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Evans interweaves a broad narrative of the war’s progress with viscerally affecting personal testimony from a wide range of people - from generals to front-line soldiers, from Hitler Youth activists to middle-class housewives. The Third Reich at War lays bare the dynamics of a nation more deeply immersed in war than any society before or since. Fresh insights into the conflict’s great events are here, from the invasion of Poland to the Battle of Stalingrad to Hitler’s suicide in the bunker.
-
-
Brilliant, Harrowing. Compelling.
- By Mr Denis M McPhillips on 28-05-2022
-
War Beneath the Sea
- Submarine Conflict During World War II
- By: Peter Padfield
- Narrated by: Chris MacDonnell
- Length: 25 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
This riveting chronicle of submarine warfare is the first to cover all the major submarine campaigns of the war, describing, in detail, the operations of the British, American, Japanese, Italian, and German submarine and anti-submarine forces. Beginning with a vivid re-creation of the sinking of the passenger liner Athenia by a German U-boat in September 1939, critically acclaimed military historian Peter Padfield's compelling narrative casts an unflinching eye on the devastating consequences of maritime warfare.
-
-
Informed and Entertaining
- By NJX on 01-07-2021
-
Born Under a Lucky Star
- A Red Army Soldier's Recollections of the Eastern Front of World War II
- By: Ivan Philippovich Makarov, Anastasia Walker - foreword and translator
- Narrated by: Daniel Henning
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
As a Russian recruit in World War II, Ivan Makarov witnessed General Chuikov pull out his pistol and shoot their regimental commander as a traitor. That was on his first day at the front. Thrown into an open field to face German tanks and artillery fire, with only rifles and machine guns to defend themselves with, almost 2,000 men of his regiment were wiped out in only six days at the Eastern Front. At this rate, Ivan struggled to comprehend how he would survive the hundreds of battles that lay before him, with death seeming to be the only certainty.
-
-
Awesome perspective and story.
- By Anonymous User on 02-02-2023
Publisher's Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.
Operation Barbarossa, Hitler's invasion of Russia in June 1941, aimed at nothing less than a war of extermination to annihilate Soviet communism, liquidate the Jews and create Lebensraum for the German master race. But it led to the destruction of the Third Reich, and was cataclysmic for Germany with millions of men killed, wounded or registered as missing in action. It was this colossal mistake—rather than any action in Western Europe—that lost Hitler the Second World War.
Drawing on hitherto unseen archival material, including previously untranslated Russian sources, Jonathan Dimbleby puts Barbarossa in its proper place in history for the first time. From its origins in the ashes of the First World War to its impact on post-war Europe, and covering the military, political and diplomatic story from all sides, he paints a full and vivid picture of this monumental campaign whose full nature and impact has remained unexplored.
At the heart of the narrative, written in Dimbleby's usual gripping style, are compelling descriptions of the leaders who made the crucial decisions, of the men and women who fought on the front lines, of the soldiers who committed heinous crimes on an unparalleled scale and of those who were killed when the Holocaust began. Hitler's fatal gamble had the most terrifying of consequences.
Written with authority and humanity, Barbarossa is a masterwork that transforms our understanding of the Second World War and of the twentieth century.
More from the same
What listeners say about Barbarossa
Average Customer RatingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Amazon Customer
- 28-08-2021
An enthralling work
It's a fortunate writer indeed, who can pen such a great work, and read it himself in such exemplary fashion.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Dr Kit Candlin
- 16-08-2023
A silly book, ill conceived
This book was a disappointment . Well read and in some places good but overall it was a mess. It should have been called ‘a British take on army group centre for the first six months with some general comments about World War Two ‘. Part one was terrible, for some reason dimbelby thought we needed a pedestrian history of hitlers rise to power and a bunch of irrelevant stuff about Britain. There was no attempt to explain why and for what reasons this campaign was fought. Why lebensraum , why the east? Where did this idea come from - nothing on east Prussian imperialism into the Baltic states no mention of 19th century Volga Germans or other German ideas about the east. It really was an Anglo centric big man history with occasional mentions of ordinary folk. Crazy and very tangential digressions into the general history of ww2 taking up way too much word count. How can you write a history of Barbarossa and ignore army group north and south? Just weird. No mention of Soviet women or even drugs like pervitin and other details wholly missing . This is not a good history - it needed to be three volumes at the rate dimbleby was going but then he stopped after just six months and wrapped it up as a done deal.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Luke Reid
- 16-08-2023
An outstanding account
An excellent account of a vitally important operation expertly read. A pleasure to listen to.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Michael Reeves
- 27-02-2023
Comprehensive Easy Listening
This is a comprehensive history of the attack on the Soviet Union by the Nazi’s in 1941. The narrator paints a vivid picture of the horror & hardship endured by all soldiers and civilians involved and gives insight into the mindset of the leaders. A thoroughly enlightening listen.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Anonymous User
- 25-02-2023
Enthralling brilliance
A concise & very well delivered historical work of significance. A wonderful reference to be kept and shared.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Anonymous User
- 12-02-2023
Very well researched and read
Very well researched and read - I learnt a lot of things about the war that I would never have known
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- ELIZABETH
- 30-07-2022
Enthralling
If you are put off by the length of this tale (22 hours) don't be. It is gripping from the word go. Dimbleby is a master of providing a sweep of events as they occurred and the minutae of individuals involved. He does not draw back from recounting some of the horrors taking place but does not dwell upon them. We follow the key perpetrators and sad victims from day to day, and sometimes from hour to hour but the tension is never relieved. If you want to know why Hitler worried too much about Bonaparte instead of ignoring him, or why the Anzacs may have saved the world then this is a must read.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- James Deagan
- 07-04-2022
Engaging
A harrowing account of the 1941 campaign in Russia. It engages the reader with a wonderful balance of facts and narrative.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Greg Hazell
- 16-01-2022
Sobering, vivid and enthralling
An excellent account of the strategic, operational and human experience of Operation Barbarossa as a critical element of the Second World War and it’s aftermath.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!