199 Days - by Edwin Palmer Hoyt & Edwin Palmer Hoyt (Paperback)

About the Book

Acclaimed historian Edwin P. Hoyt depicts the epic battle for Stalingrad in all its electrifying excitement and savage horror. More than the bloodiest skirmish in history--a momentous conflict costing three million lives--the siege was a hinge upon which the course of history rested. Had the Red Army fallen, the Nazi juggernaut would have rolled over Russia. Had the Germans not held out during those last few months, Stalin would have painted Europe red. Now, over 50 years after the most extraordinary battle of this century, the truth about this decisive moment is finally revealed.

Book Synopsis

The story of the siege by the acclaimed author of Hitler's War

In 199 Days, acclaimed historian Edwin P. Hoyt depicts the epic battle for Stalingrad in all its electrifying excitement and savage horror. More than the bloodiest skirmish in history-a momentous conflict costing three million lives-the siege was a hinge upon which the course of history rested. Had the Red Army fallen, the Nazi juggernaut would have rolled over Russia. Had the Germans not held out during those last few months, Stalin would have painted Europe red. Now, over 50 years after the most extraordinary battle of the second millennium, the truth about this decisive moment is finally revealed.

Review Quotes

"Hoyt serves the battle almost shot by shot...more powerful than any fiction" --Stephen Coonts

"Mr. Hoyt never loses sight of the agonies of combat" --New York Times Book Review

"As readable as the best wrought novel, as persuasive as the most authoritative history." --Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"Gripping reading." --Dallas Morning News

"Hoyt's work is truly fascinating and very illuminating." --The Pittsburgh Press

About the Author

Edwin P. Hoyt worked as a news editor for the US Office of War Information and was a member of their psychological warfare team in India, Burma and China.