The 1941 Battle of Moscow--unquestionably one of the most decisive battles of World War II--marked the first strategic defeat of the German armed forces in their seemingly unstoppable march across Europe. The Soviets lost many more people in this one battle than the British and Americans lost in the whole of the Second World War. Now, with authority and narrative power, Rodric Braithwaite tells the story in large part through the individual experiences of ordinary Russian men and women.A brilliantly researched and realized history, an essential addition to the literature of World War II.
