Description

Illustrated with over 250 photos, many never previously published, this is an account based on decades of research work in both German and Russian archives, as well as interviews with a large number of key figures and veterans. It reveals and challenges many myths and misconceptions including: those of mass surrenders by Soviet soldiers; the vast differences in troop casualties between the two sides; Soviet partisans and the myth that it was the Arctic cold that halted the German offensive.