Stalingrad (book)

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Stalingrad
The Cover of Stalingrad
Author Antony Beevor
Country U.K.
Language English
Subject(s) History/World War II/Military History
Genre(s) Non-fiction
Publisher Penguin Books
Released May 6, 1999
Pages 512
ISBN ISBN 0-14-024985-0 (Pbk)

First published in 1998 by Anthony Beevor, Stalingrad is a narrative history of the epic battle fought around and in the city of Stalingrad during World War II. It was published by Viking Press in 1998. Surprisingly for a work of military history, the book was a major hit, received worldwide critical acclaim from a wide variety of sources and achieved very high sales.

[edit] Prizes

The book won the first Samuel Johnson Prize, the Wolfson History Prize and the Hawthornden Prize for Literature in 1999.