Table of Contents

Introduction..........7
The Bloody Prelude
     Soviet Military Operations, 1936-40..........11
The Titans Prepare For War
     The Strategic Setting..........19
Blitzkrieg In The East
     Battles of the Frontier, Smolensk and the Ukraine..........21
The Battles Before Moscow..........39
The Agony Of Leningrad
     The Battle and Siege, 1941..........53
The Campaign In The Far North, 1941-4..........61
The German High Tide
     The Summer Offensive of 1942..........69
Stalingrad
     17 July 1942 - February 1943..........79
The Soviet Ride Rushes Back..........95
The Greatest Battle In History      Kursk - 1943..........103
The Soviet Summer Offensive - 1943
     Across the Dnieper..........111
The Soviet Winter And Spring Campaigns - 1944
     Offensives in the North and South..........129
Shattering The Eastern Front - 1944..........145
The Balkan Campaign - 1944..........165
Smashing In The Door To The Reich
     The Fall of Warsaw, Budapest, Vienna and Prague..........175
The Fall Of The Reich
     The Last Battle - Berlin..........207
August Storm - The Manchurian Campaign
     The Perfect Victory..........225
Epilogue..........241
Appendixes..........242
Bibliography..........249
Index..........253

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