Tomas Baranauskas teilte 2002-04-02 im Ostpreußen-Forum mit:
Russian Specialist Lays Bare Stalin's Plan to Conquer Europe, by Joseph Bishop
http://www.marynet.com/icebrk.html
This is a review of Icebreaker: Who Started the Second World War?, by
Viktor Suvorov (Vladimir Rezun).
An abstract follows:
"It sometimes happens that the most significant historical works are virtually
ignored by the mainstream press, and consequently reach few readers. Such is the case with
many revisionist studies, including this important work by a former Soviet military
intelligence officer who defected to the West in 1978. Even before the appearance of this
book, he had already established a solid reputation with the publication of five books,
written under the pen name of Viktor Suvorov, on the inner workings of the Soviet
military, and particularly its intelligence operations."
"In Icebreaker Suvorov takes a close look at the origins and development of World War
II in Europe, and in particular the background to Hitler's "Operation
Barbarossa" attack against the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941. Since its original
publication in Russian (entitled Ledokol) in France in 1988, it has been published in an
astonishing 87 editions in 18 languages. In spite of its importance to the historical
record, Icebreaker has received very little attention in the United States. The few
reviews that have appeared here have been almost entirely brief and dismissive a
shameful treatment that reflects the cowardice and intellectual irresponsibility of a
"politically correct" scholarly establishment."
Das Buch erschien bereits 1990 in 5. Auflage in deutscher Sprache unter dem Titel Der
Eisbrecher. Hitler in Stalins Kalkül. ISBN 3-608-91511-7.
Historian Details Stalin's Two-Year 'Mobilization' Plan for European Conquest, by
Daniel W. Michaels
http://www.marynet.com/tagm.html
This is a fascinating review of another book by Viktor Suvorov, Der Tag M ("M
Day").
The following is an abstract: "When Hitler launched "Operation Barbarossa"
against the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941, Germany's leaders justified the attack as a
preemptive strike to forestall an imminent Soviet invasion of Germany and the rest of
Europe. After the war, Germany's most prominent surviving military and political leaders
were put to death at Nuremberg for, among other things, planning and waging
"aggressive war" against the Soviet Union. The Nuremberg Tribunal rejected
outright defendants' pleas that "Barbarossa" was a preventive attack."
"In this well researched and powerfully argued study, a Russian-born specialist
has presented abundant evidence that essentially affirms the German contention. Based
primarily on a scrupulous analysis of the pertinent military and political literature, and
the memoirs of prominent members of the Soviet military and Party elite, military analyst
Suvorov has produced an important revisionist work that obliges a radical reevaluation of
the long-accepted view of Second World War II history."
Auch Der Tag M erschien bereits in deutscher Sprache!