Stopped at Stalingrad

Stopped at Stalingrad: The Luftwaffe and Hitler's Defeat in the East, 1942-1943 is a book that analyzed the role of Hitler's use and control of the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Stalingrad between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during World War II. Written by historian Joel S. A. Hayward, it discusses at length the various reasons for Hitler's invasion, the consequences, the major battles of the Eastern Front and the role of the Luftwaffe in these areas, along with the hierarchy of the Luftwaffe itself. The book deals with how Hitler's control of the Luftwaffe during this battle ultimately led to the German loss at the Battle of Stalingrad, the turning point against the Germans in World War II. The book was based on the author's doctoral thesis at the University of Canterbury.

Stopped at Stalingrad was published by University Press of Kansas in 1998.

Main contents

1. Hitler's Utopian Strategy
2. The Need to "Clear Up" the Crimea: November 1941 to May 1942
3. Operation "Bustard Hunt": May 1942
4. Operation "Sturgeon Catch": June–July 1942
5. Stampede to the Don: June–July 1942
6. Stalemate in the Caucasus: July–December 1942
7. Toward Destruction: August–November 1942
8. Disaster and Decisions: November 1942
9. Failure: November–December 1942
10. Collapse: January 1943

Reviews

In academic journals

(alphabetical by journal)

• Herman Reinhold, in [US Air Force] Aerospace Power Journal, Volume XVI, No. 1 (Spring 2002), pp. 122–123 " shows his mastery of the subject"
• P.L.de Rosa in CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries Oct 1998 v36 n2 p374(2)
• Larry L. Ping, in German Studies Review, Vol. 23, No. 2 (May, 2000), pp. 372–373 doi:10.2307/1432710 [1] (access through JStor)
• by Russell Lemmons in History, Fall 1998, p. 27
• Earl F. Ziemke, in The International History Review, Vol. XXI, No. 1 (March 1999), p. 220.
• Richard R. Muller, in The Journal of Military History, Vol. 62, No. 4 (Oct., 1998), pp. 951–952

doi:10.2307/120227 [2] (access through JStor) "Hayward's rendering is an important contribution to the airpower history of World War II."

• Overy, in War In History. 2001; 8: 123-125 [3] (Sage Publishers site) "model of its kind"
• John Erickson, RUSI Journal "an original and formidably researched study"

In non-academic journals

• Omer Bartov, Times Literary Supplement Oct 23, 1998 n4986 p12(2) "Hayward makes a convincing case"