Dimensions
155 x 232 x 45mm
The strength of John Erickson's renowned work on the Red Army lies in his mastery of both Russian and German sources, and the vigour of his narrative. 'The Road To Stalingrad' is the first of the two volumes in his monumental history of the Soviet-German war.
In 'The Road To Stalingrad' Professor Erickson takes us in detail from the inept command structures and strategic delusions of the pre-invasion Soviet Union, through the humiliations as her armies fell back on all fronts before the Barbarossa onslaught, until the tide turned at last at Stalingrad.
Unsparingly, he assesses the generals and political leaders and analyses the confusions and wranglings within both Allied and Axis commands. The climax, the grinding battle for Stalingrad, leaves the Red Army poised for its majestic counter-offensive, Operation "Uranus", discovering that it had "caught a tiger by the tail".
