The Road to Stalingrad

The first of two volumes in a monumental history of the Soviet-German war. In fascinating detail, Road to Stalingrad takes us from the inept command structures and strategic delusions of the pre-invasion Soviet Union through Russia's humiliation as her armies fell back on all fronts, until the tide finally turned in Stalingrad. The assessment of the generals and political leaders, and the wranglings within both the Allied and Axis commands, is completely unsparing. "The outstanding book on the Soviet war in any language."--Observer.