The Strategy of Barbarossa

By U S Air War College

Barbarossa, the German invasion of Russia on 22 June 1941, was conceived as the "masterpiece of conquest." The plan was enormous in size and extremely optimistic in perspective. However, it was based upon the proven effectiveness ofthe German Army and upon German perceptions of weakened leadership and apparent ineffectiveness of the Soviet armed forces.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1511735015
• ISBN13: 9781511735018
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 26 Pages
• Weight: 0.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"