The Lighthouse of Stalingrad: The Hidden Truth at the Heart of the Greatest Battle of World War II MacGregor Iain
The Lighthouse of Stalingrad: The Hidden Truth at the Heart of the Greatest Battle of World War II MacGregor Iain A thrilling, vivid, and "compelling" (Wall Street Journal) account of the epic siege…
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The Lighthouse of Stalingrad: The Hidden Truth at the Heart of the Greatest Battle of World War II MacGregor Iain
A thrilling, vivid, and "compelling" (Wall Street Journal) account of the epic siege during one of World War II's most important battles, told by the brilliant British editor-turned-historian and author of Checkpoint Charlie.To the Soviet Union, the sacrifices that enabled the country to defeat Nazi Germany in World War II were sacrosanct. To Russians, it is a pivotal landmark of their nation's losses, with more than two million civilians and combatants either killed, wounded, or captured during the bitter fighting from September 1942 to February 1943. The foundation of the Soviets' hard-won victory was laid during the battle for the city of Stalingrad, resting on the banks of the Volga River.
Both sides endured terrible conditions in brutal, relentless house-to-house fighting.Within this life-and-death struggle, Soviet war correspondents lauded the fight
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