{"product_id":"zhukov","title":"Zhukov","description":"\u003cp\u003eMarshal Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov  hero of Leningrad  defender of Moscow and Stalingrad  commander of the victorious Red Army at Berlin  was the most decorated soldier in Soviet history. Yet for many years Zhukov was relegated to the status of \"unperson\" in his homeland. Now  following glasnost and the fall of the Soviet Union  Zhukov is being restored to his rightful place in history. In this completely updated version of his classic 1971 biography of Zhukov  Otto Preston Chaney provides the definitive account of the man and his achievements. Zhukovs career spanned most of the Soviet period  reflecting the turmoil of the civil war  the hardships endured by the Russian people in World War II  the brief postwar optimism evidenced by the friendship between Zhukov and Eisenhower  repression in Poland and Hungary  and the rise and fall of such political figures as Stalin  Beria  and Krushchev. The story of Russias greatest soldier thus offers many insights into the history of the Soviet Union itself.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966758187061,"sku":"ByrdShop_0806128070","price":31.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780806128078.jpg?v=1770578487","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/zhukov","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}