{"product_id":"stalins-wars-from-world-war-to-cold-war-19391953-9780300136227","title":"Stalin's Wars: From World War to Cold War  1939-1953","description":"\u003cp\u003eA provocative reassessment of Stalins military and political leadership during the most important years of his career  This breakthrough book provides a detailed reconstruction of Stalins leadership from the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939 to his death in 1953. Making use of a wealth of new material from Russian archives  Geoffrey Roberts challenges a long list of standard perceptions of Stalin: his qualities as a leader; his relationships with his own generals and with other great world leaders; his foreign policy; and his role in instigating the Cold War. While frankly exploring the full extent of Stalins brutalities and their impact on the Soviet people  Roberts also uncovers evidence leading to the stunning conclusion that Stalin was both the greatest military leader of the twentieth century and a remarkable politician who sought to avoid the Cold War and establish a long-term detente with the capitalist world.  By means of an integrated military  political  and diplomatic narrative  the author draws a sustained and compelling personal portrait of the Soviet leader. The resulting picture is fascinating and contradictory  and it will inevitably change the way we understand Stalin and his place in history. Roberts depicts a despot who helped save the world for democracy  a personal charmer who disciplined mercilessly  a utopian ideologue who could be a practical realist  and a warlord who undertook the role of architect of post-war peace.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45789696786485,"sku":"ByrdShop_0300136226","price":41.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780300136227.jpg?v=1784694739","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/stalins-wars-from-world-war-to-cold-war-19391953-9780300136227","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}