Winner of the Barbara S. Jelavich Book Prize
Romania's Holy War rights the widespread myth that Romania was a reluctant member of the Axis during World War II. In correcting this fallacy, Grant T. Harward shows that, of an estimated 300,000 Jews who perished in Romania and Romanian-occupied Ukraine, more than 64,000 were, in fact, killed by Romanian soldiers. Moreover, the Romanian Army conducted a brutal campaign in German-occupied Ukraine, resulting in the deaths of thousands of Soviet prisoners of war, partisans, and civilians. Investigating why Romanian soldiers fought and committed such atrocities, Harward argues that strong ideology—a cocktail of nationalism, religion, antisemitism, and anticommunism—undergirded their motivation.
EdiÈ›ia românească
Între 22 iunie 1941 È™i 23 august 1944, România a luat parte la războiul purtat de Germania împotriva Uniunii Sovietice. Armata română a eliberat nordul Bucovinei È™i Basarabia, a cucerit o parte din vestul Ucrainei, inclusiv Odesa, apoi a luptat în Crimeea, în Caucaz È™i la Stalingrad. Sub motivaÈ›ia purtării unui război sfânt, atât în linia întâi, cât È™i în spatele frontului, o parte dintre militarii români au comis crime de război. Un număr foarte mare de civili (în special evrei), dar È™i partizani sau prizonieri de război au fost asasinaÈ›i, ostaÈ™ii români fiind puternic animaÈ›i de o ideologie alcătuită din convingeri naÈ›ionaliste, religioase, antisemite È™i anticomuniste.
New illustrated volume in the Osprey Campaign Series
The complex and fascinating story of Romania's 'turning of arms' against Nazi Germany, and the battle for Romania - an important but overlooked and misunderstood episode of World War II.
The battle for Romania from March to September 1944 is a multifaceted story involving German, Romanian, Soviet, American, and British forces. Romania's defection from the Axis denied Nazi Germany not just resources (especially oil) but also turned the Romanian Army, formerly its most important support on the Eastern Front, from friend to foe. The fighting witnessed the German Sixth Army being destroyed for a second time (after Stalingrad).