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Stalingrad

Antony Beevor

This gripping history is the definitive account of the battle that shifted the tide of World War II, conveying the experience of soldiers on both sides as they fought in inhuman conditions, and of civilians trapped on an urban battlefield.

War & MilitaryWar & Military · high confidenceWar & Military81 signalsLlm Classifier: War & Military -> War & MilitaryOpen Library: Stalingrad, Battle of, 1942-1943 -> BiographyOpen Library: Stalingrad, Batalla de, 1942-1943 -> BiographyMilitary Biography

Award History

2 wins · 2 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-FictionMajor1999WinnerSecondary source
Wolfson History PrizeMajor1999WinnerOfficial source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  2. 02 Central places

    • Stalingrad90%

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    The battle of Stalingrad shifted the tide of World War II, and its significance is conveyed through soldiers and civilians experiencing inhuman urban combat conditions.

    Model confidence 72%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    30 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 78%.