Operation Barbarossa: One Man's War (Part 7)
WWII historian, author of Normandy '44, Sicily '43 and The Savage Storm
World War IIMemoir & Personal Account
Essential · Edition 2026-07-31
Holland and Murray continue their Barbarossa series through the lens of Wilhelm Prüller's diary, examining how Nazi propaganda shaped the mindset of ordinary soldiers and what the troops themselves expected from the invasion of the USSR. The ideological dimension is foregrounded here — radicalisation, expectations of a quick victory — but it's grounded in the campaign's operational reality. A strong instalment in what's becoming one of We Have Ways' best long-form efforts.
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