MPL Talks: The Battle of Stalingrad

MPL Reference Librarian Dr. John Foster discusses the Battle of Stalingrad, including:
● the ideological differences between Hitler and Stalin's brands of totalitarianism
● Hitler's intention with targeting Russia's oil fields
● Operation Barbarossa, which preceded the battle
● readings from a German's soldier diary during the battle
● the battle's effect on the Eastern European front and war
● the startling loss of life that made Stalingrad the bloodiest battle in a bloody, bloody war.

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