Books by Alan Clark
“When it comes to books on World War II, one of my father’s favourites was Barbarossa, by Alan Clark, about Hitler’s Russia campaign. Heinz Guderian, the merits of Panzer tanks, whether it was the Russians or the Brits and Americans that won the war—it was hard to survive dinner at our house if you hadn’t read Barbarossa. As a book it is more military strategy-focused than I find fully satisfying, but it does focus on that Russia-Germany conflict which was so key to the outcome of the war.” Read more...
Sophie Roell, Journalist
Interviews where books by Alan Clark were recommended
VE Day Books: A Personal List, recommended by Sophie Roell
For the anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, Five Books editor Sophie Roell takes a personal tour of books about World War II and the Holocaust, and tells the story of how these events affected members of her family living across the continent.
