Viktor suvorov seems to have an eye for the important details. Former gru officer soviet military intelligence viktor suvorov a penname, toured israel, europe, and america in 2009, to promote his book chief culprit. Ledokol, is the title of a book which alleges that stalin used nazi germany as an icebreaker to start a war in europe which would allow for the soviet union to come in, clean up, and take control of all of europe. A cip catalogue record for this book is available from the british library isbn 0241126223. Ice breaker who started the second world war hardcover may 24 1990 by viktor suvorov author 3. Viktor suvorov, author of over a dozen books on the inner workings of the soviet military apparatus, from the red army to the spetsnaz, put forward the earth shattering thesis in his work icebreaker that hitlers invasion of the ussr in 1941 was a preemptive strike designed to cut the legs out from under a russian military machine that was gearing up to invade europe and then the world. Ice breaker who started the second world war download. It quickly became apparent that the western academic community was as reluctant as the communists to accept suvorovs new interpretation of world war ii. After the war had ended, this circle of culprits grew. Shauli, impressed by the book, translated it into hebrew and saw to its publication here. Viktor suvorovs icebreaker countercurrents publishing. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Stalin announced that the most bloodstained war in the history of humanity had been started by all the capitalist countries in the world in other words, all the sovereign states in the world including sweden and switzerland, but excluding the soviet union. Suvorov claims that, just as stalin eliminated his political enemies by pitting them.
We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. Stalin as a chief culprit, viktor suvorovs presentation at the u. Hardcover august 1, 1990 by viktor suvorov author, thomas b. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading icebreaker. In it, suvorov offers a new view of stalins war aims, a view elaborately supported with citations from soviet military memoirs and other appropriate documents. In 1990, british publisher hamish hamilton finally put out an english translation of his booklength expose, the icebreaker. Rozen, who now lives in england, wrote it under the pseudonym of viktor suvorov. He contends that russias part in starting the war was very much greater and much more sinister than has hitherto been assumed. Since the 1990s and the dissolution of the soviet union, this theory has recei. Suvorov believes that stalin is responsible for wwii by encouraging, even luring, hitler into moves that would put germany at war with britain.
In icebreaker, suvorov explains how in 1939 stalin exploited the longsimmering dispute between germany and poland over danzig and the polish corridor to provoke a second imperialist war that would enormously expand the soviet empire. A historian, the soviet defector victor suvorov tells the story of world war ii as started not by hitler, but by stalin. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Viktor suvorov books list of books by author viktor suvorov. During the nineteenth century international trade, lending and migration developed without much restriction.
Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. It is here that agents are brought to be trained, disciplined, and when necessary, broken. Stalins grand design to start world war ii by viktor suvorov 18 editions published between 2008 and 20 in english and held by 992 worldcat member libraries worldwide. The chief culprit for most readers, still icebreaker is an important book. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Standing squarely in the middle of the soviet unions timeline is the great patriotic war, the russian name for the eastern front of the second world war.
Stalins grand design to start world war ii, a cspan2 video of a february 2009 speech by. Elena ponomareva, associate professor at the moscow humanitarian institute, talks about viktor suvorovs westernsponsored falsification o. The book is called ice breaker, by viktor suvorov and below is a synopsis, but for those who dislike walls of text, here is an extensive video from the author. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Related to the question made, i would say that viktor suvorovs books the icebreaker and the chief culprit, both related to the wwii, are perhaps the most relevant in the western worlds view of suvorov.
Who started the second world war first edition by pluk publishing ltd by suvorov, viktor, roger, alla, kurr, hansudo isbn. Viktor suvorov is currently considered a single author. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the ice breaker who started the second world war, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Beattie a historian, the soviet defector victor suvorov tells the story of world war ii as started not by hitler, but by stalin. Kindle edition by suvorov, viktor, roger, alla, dubovoy, arcadiy, kurr, hansudo. He says that operation barbarossa was a preemptive strike by hitler, which the nazi leader had argued. Viktor suvorov takes us inside the aquarium, moscow headquarters of the gru, the supersecret russian military intelligence organization and rival of the kgb. Viking press put out suvorovs book in new york the same year. The book quickly sold out, but the publisher refused to print further editions.
Who started the second world war 0241126223 hardcover published in 1990, paperback published in 1993, kindle edition pub. Stalins role in the coming of world war ii by raack, r. How viktor suvorov lies about world war ii youtube. It was churchills determination to keep the war going that destroyed the british empire. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author.