Beevor is an excellelnt historian who, like Max Hastings, brings events to life with letters and documents from characters at the time and place. The gruesome sacrifice of Russians in repelling attacks on Moscow and Stalingrad, which refused to surrender even after the city was reduced to rubble, make thrilling reading. With their sacrifice of 25 million soldiers and civilians the Russiains turned the tide against the Third Reich and spurred the Allies on to victory.

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