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Brest Fortress. The Truth About the Legendary Defense

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Brest Fortress. The Truth About the Legendary Defense
6.99 €
This feat was forgotten for many twenty years - the country learned about the heroes of the Brest Fortress only in the early 1960s. This defense became a symbol of fortitude and self-sacrifice of the Soviet soldier. It was here that Hitler's blitzkrieg failed for the first time - according to the plans of the German command, the Brest Fortress was to be captured in a matter of hours, but its garrison held out for more than two weeks, and the last defenders continued to fight until the late fall of 1941. Now these facts are common knowledge - but there are still many controversial moments and "white spots" in the history of the Brest Fortress, and there are more questions than answers. Why did the German attack took its defenders by surprise? Why was almost the entire garrison withdrawn from the fortress on the eve of the war? What was the balance of forces and losses of the parties? And why was the truth about the legendary defense erased from people's memory for two decades? In this book by a famous historian answers to the most acute and "inconvenient" questions. This is the first complete chronicle of the Brest Fortress, covering not only the events of 1941, but its entire history.
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