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Zhukov seemed to "pop" up repeatedly in important WWII battles (and other, more unexpected footnotes, apparently). Might be an interesting biography to read...

by percept 11y ago

Zhukov seemed to "pop" up repeatedly in important WWII battles (and other, more unexpected footnotes, apparently). Might be an interesting biography to read... This also sounds like the Khrushchev/video game connection: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10171304 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10171304

nabla9 11y ago
Zhukov is one of the greatest generals of World War II. He made Stalin jealous.
- percept 11y ago
  It's surprising he was even around, then, considering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Purge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Purge. (Gonna read that bio sometime.)
  - serge2k 11y ago
    He became too much of a war hero.