Hoffmann’s book was published 20 years ago

The book of German historian Joachim Hoffmann’s “The Russian allies of Hitler. Vlasova and his army” to discuss the basic reading of a difficult episode of World War II, namely the problem of traffic antystalinowskiego working with the Third Reich. This topic in English take again, badly translated Thorwalda seeks work – “illusion: Soviet Soldiers in Hitler’s army” a much better dissertation Andrejew – “General Vlasova and Russian wyzwoleńczy movement” and released three years ago, an excellent monograph by Jaroslaw Gdańskiego, “Forgotten Soldiers Hitler. “

Hoffmann’s book was published 20 years ago, before the mountain. Then it was considered to be unique and, in principle, be the first to develop so well written. If Bellona pokusiła for printing 10-15 years ago, it would be this important event. Today, especially after the excellent work of Gdansk Jaroslaw, Hoffmann’s book remains one of the most important position on collaboration during the Second World War. However, the archives held in Bundesarchiv Koblenz exploration and lack of access to works published in the West and the East before the disappearance of the Iron Curtain “reflect on the state test” Russian allies of Hitler. ” Simply book reflects the state of knowledge in the years 1984-86.