The Best Books On Stalingrad

[Honza]

In the last week I have recieved "Island Of Fire" and "Angriff - The German Attack On Stalingrad In Photos" both by Jason Mark. They cost me over $200 including shipping in total.

I was wondering which are the other great books on the battle?

In particular I'm interested in the battle for the city proper and the factories. Not so much the prelude and aftermath.

Any recommendations?

[Blind Sniper]

Last year I bought this one: Armageddon in Stalingrad: September-November 1942 (The Stalingrad Trilogy, Volume 2) (Modern War Studies)
Very good, excellent research, nice read.

There are two other titles but I never read them:
An Infantryman in Stalingrad: From 24 September 1942 to 2 February 1943
AN ARTILLERYMAN IN STALINGRAD - Memoirs of a Participant in the Battle.

[Bambooz]

You might also try "Stalingrad The Fateful Siege: 1942 - 1943" by Antony Beevor and "Enemy at the Gates the battle for Stalingrand" by William Craig

[Delirium]

A dissenting voice on A Beevor's history of the Stalingrad battles. I read quite a lot of history, although not much military history, and I certainly thought Beevor's Stalingrad book did not deserve the massive praise it received on publication. A substantial proportion of the book focuses on the post defeat fate of the German POWs, which is certainly an interesting subject, but is somewhat beyond the bounds of the Stalingrad battle, per se.

Perhaps I'll be in a minority of one, but I was very much underwhelmed by the book.

[chris_olden]

Glantz; Armageddon in Stalingrad.

[Blind Sniper]

Perhaps I'll be in a minority of one, but I was very much underwhelmed by the book.

I agree, if I'm looking for a military history book centred on the battle I would not buy his book.

[Chas Argent]

A dissenting voice on A Beevor's history of the Stalingrad battles. I read quite a lot of history, although not much military history, and I certainly thought Beevor's Stalingrad book did not deserve the massive praise it received on publication.

My personal jury is still out on Beevor's skill as a military historian, but I find his writing style to be unbearable. I just made it through Stalingrad and have tried to read both Berlin and D-Day without making it past the first 100 pages in either case.

[Psycho]

Another vote for Enemy at the Gates by William Craig.

[Carln0130]

Honza, you should PM Tom Morin. He is a walking Stalingrad library. I am fairly sure he could supply some good ones for you.

['Ol Fezziwig]

Nice look from the Soviet commander's side, though you have to strip out the pro-communist drivel on your own.