Historically accurate, filled with the tension of lifeanddeath decisions, war of the rats is a bestseller destined to become a classic war. Ive read several books on stalingrad and found that for the most part, robbins tried to create a historically consistent environment and setting. War of the rats north carolina digital library overdrive. At first, gregor wants only to return home, but when he is attacked by two rats. Click download or read online button to get the rats book now. War of the rats bucks county free library overdrive. Robbins, bestselling author of the end of war and war of the rats, comes a novel of searing intensity and uncompromising vision.
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Recorded books is the largest independent producer of audiobooks in the world. The battle is declared by viktor tabori to be rattenkrieg. For six months, stalingrad is the center of a titanic struggle between the russian and german. The stalingrad siege was a sixmonthlong excursion into hell on earth. Success was measured in meters, and corpses piled high. If hitlers forces are not stopped, russia will fall.
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